WhatsApp Version out of date

Author: SchattenkanzlerCreated May 28, 2025Updated Feb 28, 2026
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Describe the bug I get an error regarding an outdated version of WhatsApp since yesterday.

To Reproduce Just start matterbridge.

Expected behavior A connection to WhatsApp and successfull forwarding.

Screenshots/debug logs $ ./matterbridge [0000] INFO main: Running version 1.26.1-dev [0000] INFO main: WARNING: THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT VERSION. Things may break. [0000] INFO router: Parsing gateway Forwarder [0000] INFO router: Starting bridge: telegram.mytelegram [0000] INFO telegram: Connecting [0000] INFO telegram: Connection succeeded [0000] INFO telegram: telegram.mytelegram: joining (ID: telegram.mytelegram) [0000] INFO router: Starting bridge: whatsapp.mywhatsapp [0000] INFO whatsapp: WhatsApp connection successful 10:16:10.398 [Client/Socket ERROR] Error reading from websocket: websocket: close 1006 (abnormal closure): unexpected EOF 10:16:10.398 [Client ERROR] Client outdated (405) connect failure (client version: 2.3000.1015853550) [0006] FATAL main: Starting gateway failed: Bridge whatsapp.mywhatsapp failed to start: failed to get list of joined groups: websocket disconnected before info query returned response

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Rocky Linux 9.5 (Blue Onyx)
  • Matterbridge version: 1.26.1-dev