Issues

• [BUG] Stream Errored (ack) every 50 min: <status> stanza is never acked (ack class="status")

  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2858 · Filter by author rclenzi opened on Oct 14, 2026

• [BUG] Sending bulk messages using the library results in the associated WhatsApp account being banned/blocked by WhatsApp's anti-spam system.

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2850 · Filter by author rcstrue opened on Oct 7, 2026
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• feat: Support unlocking Chat Lock (locked chats) via Secret Code

  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2848 · Filter by author DanRioDev opened on Oct 6, 2026

• Pairing code rejected with close reason 401 at link registration (official client links fine from same phone/IP)

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2832 · Filter by author jamilmina opened on Sep 25, 2026
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• [BUG]

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2827 · Filter by author kkeizza opened on Sep 21, 2026
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• The card renders properly on the receiver's phone, but on the sender's (bot) phone/chat UI, only the message text is displayed without any context/ad previ [BUG]

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2824 · Filter by author charithZz04 opened on Sep 18, 2026

• [BUG] Messages sent to Meta AI from the phone show up as self-chat messages on a linked device, and keep getting redelivered

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2822 · Filter by author zeeyen opened on Sep 16, 2026
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• sendMessage with image can hit Connection Closed while socket is still connecting

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2821 · Filter by author yeager-dev opened on Sep 14, 2026
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• Initial event buffer can be held forever: <ib><offline> never arrives and !!node.attrs.offline treats offline="0" as offline

  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2810 · Filter by author clebercalejon opened on Sep 8, 2026
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• [BUG] WAProto extractor generates invalid proto3 "required" fields and drops LID migration payload definitions

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2809 · Filter by author Exiqonbotz opened on Sep 8, 2026

• [BUG] addTransactionCapability leaks one enabled AsyncLocalStorage per socket — heap cost grows with every socket ever created

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2806 · Filter by author DevAloshe opened on Sep 7, 2026
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• [BUG] Instant Account Restriction (Banned) upon QR Scan for Verified Official Business Account (OBA / Blue Checkmark)

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2805 · Filter by author reizhafajrian opened on Sep 7, 2026
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• msgRetryCache miss is treated as 0, so a custom cache cannot suppress retries

  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2802 · Filter by author aldaypinheiro opened on Sep 6, 2026
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• Account is Restricted.

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2800 · Filter by author Srikanth443 opened on Sep 5, 2026
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• [BUG] Local pre-key store is append-only: every top-up mints a new batch because getNextPreKeys pins firstUnuploadedPreKeyId to nextPreKeyId, and unconsumed keys are never released (5,241 minted / 52 consumed)

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2797 · Filter by author abacha opened on Sep 4, 2026
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• [BUG] status@broadcast always rejected with ack error=479 on LID-migrated accounts (root cause of 'returns 200 but status never shows')

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2794 · Filter by author MGGalpoes opened on Sep 2, 2026
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• Baileys cannot like WhatsApp Status

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2790 · Filter by author renpwn opened on Aug 29, 2026

• [BUG]

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2784 · Filter by author GustavoBorbaJS opened on Aug 27, 2026

• Business accounts: explicitly emitted SMB_ANDROID enables companion registration where ANDROID is rejected

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2782 · Filter by author davidebr90 opened on Aug 26, 2026
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• 1:1 retry resend produces a malformed stanza — server rejects with smax-invalid (479) (regression in 7.x)

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2781 · Filter by author bronyss opened on Aug 25, 2026
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• Native WhatsApp Phone Number Registration and Persistent Sessions

  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2771 · Filter by author Sentic90 opened on Aug 13, 2026
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• [BUG] downloadMediaMessage not requesting reupload

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2767 · Filter by author matheusb-comp opened on Aug 11, 2026
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• [BUG] requestPairingCode() doesn't trigger WhatsApp notification

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2764 · Filter by author JawadExtra opened on Aug 9, 2026
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• [BUG] Pairing notification not showing on WhatsApp

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2759 · Filter by author JawadTechYT opened on Aug 7, 2026
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• [BUG] How to use SocksProxyAgent with Baileys 7.0.0-rc14 media download?

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  WhiskeySockets/Baileys#2758 · Filter by author smallseventeen opened on Aug 7, 2026
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