[Bug]: Sudden error when trying to send an image
Author: MagnarksCreated Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
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Pre-flight
- I searched existing issues and this isn't a duplicate
- I'm on the latest released version (or noted my version below)
OpenWA version
0.23.5
Deployment
Bare metal (npm)
Database
SQLite (default)
WhatsApp engine
whatsapp-web.js
What happened?
Image uploading was working normally last night; I was running some tests and it was working fine. I didn't change the code, but when I tested it again today, I got the following 500 error: {"statusCode":500,"message":"Internal server error"} Upon checking the OpenWA console, I come across this:
[api] [Nest] 26444 - 17/09/2026, 8:28:13 a. m. ERROR [ExceptionsHandler] Error: Data passed to getter must include an id property (it's how we memoize) but got undefined
[api] s (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/ys/r/cmqMr-wgNWt.js:84:180)
[api] at ExecutionContext.#evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\cdp\ExecutionContext.ts:456:34)
[api] at async ExecutionContext.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\cdp\ExecutionContext.ts:293:12)
[api] at async IsolatedWorld.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\cdp\IsolatedWorld.ts:196:12)
[api] at async CdpFrame.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\api\Frame.ts:488:12)
[api] at async CdpPage.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\api\Page.ts:2362:12)
[api] at async Client.sendMessage (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\whatsapp-web.js\src\Client.js:1544:25)
[api] at async WwebjsMessaging.sendResolved (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\src\engine\adapters\wwebjs-messaging.ts:298:14)
[api] at async WwebjsMessaging.sendMediaMessage (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\src\engine\adapters\wwebjs-messaging.ts:428:17)
[api] at async MessageSendService.sendImage (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\src\modules\message\message-send.service.ts:268:16)
[api] at i (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/ys/r/cmqMr-wgNWt.js:113:348)
[api] at l (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/ys/r/cmqMr-wgNWt.js:113:124)
[api] at <anonymous> (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4iEnc4/y9/l/es_LA-j/XxuXVuWXl_P.js:1759:3741)
[api] at t (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4izE94/yN/l/es_LA-j/nIJArvXIMA4z_Y9rfOLk-pa1DjcVhaH-BBXrKv_y-uhMhKFyYHJMOrq9Xb1aAWYWy5oBJeeRuDnIwLNQDfWGezA_imXTyCTiBBuhSJWPl3izHStULmMdMatOwmxeXvQvsiKTTfbLCHDWbK70i2P7mK5FNehRgxME01XdEAzirwxlLfnZtuXua6tZrbtwOwYeYbBY18Dc-UmLoCLb5VG7D4Byd_N2j4RmWQUhouLnRGUWhxOjPuHg4lKqGFi3_ISDg6kw1OQXSbhw3RZo1XZyNiUhTXoaeCoXL2z0-jwAlKqVe57alq3_3eAfZ4uZlGx86zb2ICvGdm.js:433:3770)
[api] at a (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4izE94/yN/l/es_LA-j/nIJArvXIMA4z_Y9rfOLk-pa1DjcVhaH-BBXrKv_y-uhMhKFyYHJMOrq9Xb1aAWYWy5oBJeeRuDnIwLNQDfWGezA_imXTyCTiBBuhSJWPl3izHStULmMdMatOwmxeXvQvsiKTTfbLCHDWbK70i2P7mK5FNehRgxME01XdEAzirwxlLfnZtuXua6tZrbtwOwYeYbBY18Dc-UmLoCLb5VG7D4Byd_N2j4RmWQUhouLnRGUWhxOjPuHg4lKqGFi3_ISDg6kw1OQXSbhw3RZo1XZyNiUhTXoaeCoXL2z0-jwAlKqVe57alq3_3eAfZ4uZlGx86zb2ICvGdm.js:435:864)
[api] at i.initialize (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4iEnc4/y9/l/es_LA-j/XxuXVuWXl_P.js:2137:23543)
[api] at w (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4iEnc4/y9/l/es_LA-j/XxuXVuWXl_P.js:2143:7748)I don't understand what happened; it was working fine last night, but this morning it had that problem.
Steps to reproduce
When attempting to send an image
Expected behavior
Send the image without any issues, just as it was working until yesterday.
Relevant logs
[api] [Nest] 26444 - 17/09/2026, 8:28:13 a. m. ERROR [ExceptionsHandler] Error: Data passed to getter must include an id property (it's how we memoize) but got undefined
[api] s (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/ys/r/cmqMr-wgNWt.js:84:180)
[api] at ExecutionContext.#evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\cdp\ExecutionContext.ts:456:34)
[api] at async ExecutionContext.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\cdp\ExecutionContext.ts:293:12)
[api] at async IsolatedWorld.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\cdp\IsolatedWorld.ts:196:12)
[api] at async CdpFrame.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\api\Frame.ts:488:12)
[api] at async CdpPage.evaluate (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\puppeteer-core\src\api\Page.ts:2362:12)
[api] at async Client.sendMessage (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\node_modules\whatsapp-web.js\src\Client.js:1544:25)
[api] at async WwebjsMessaging.sendResolved (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\src\engine\adapters\wwebjs-messaging.ts:298:14)
[api] at async WwebjsMessaging.sendMediaMessage (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\src\engine\adapters\wwebjs-messaging.ts:428:17)
[api] at async MessageSendService.sendImage (C:\Users\diego\Documents\Javascript\OpenWA\OpenWA\src\modules\message\message-send.service.ts:268:16)
[api] at i (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/ys/r/cmqMr-wgNWt.js:113:348)
[api] at l (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4/ys/r/cmqMr-wgNWt.js:113:124)
[api] at <anonymous> (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4iEnc4/y9/l/es_LA-j/XxuXVuWXl_P.js:1759:3741)
[api] at t (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4izE94/yN/l/es_LA-j/nIJArvXIMA4z_Y9rfOLk-pa1DjcVhaH-BBXrKv_y-uhMhKFyYHJMOrq9Xb1aAWYWy5oBJeeRuDnIwLNQDfWGezA_imXTyCTiBBuhSJWPl3izHStULmMdMatOwmxeXvQvsiKTTfbLCHDWbK70i2P7mK5FNehRgxME01XdEAzirwxlLfnZtuXua6tZrbtwOwYeYbBY18Dc-UmLoCLb5VG7D4Byd_N2j4RmWQUhouLnRGUWhxOjPuHg4lKqGFi3_ISDg6kw1OQXSbhw3RZo1XZyNiUhTXoaeCoXL2z0-jwAlKqVe57alq3_3eAfZ4uZlGx86zb2ICvGdm.js:433:3770)
[api] at a (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4izE94/yN/l/es_LA-j/nIJArvXIMA4z_Y9rfOLk-pa1DjcVhaH-BBXrKv_y-uhMhKFyYHJMOrq9Xb1aAWYWy5oBJeeRuDnIwLNQDfWGezA_imXTyCTiBBuhSJWPl3izHStULmMdMatOwmxeXvQvsiKTTfbLCHDWbK70i2P7mK5FNehRgxME01XdEAzirwxlLfnZtuXua6tZrbtwOwYeYbBY18Dc-UmLoCLb5VG7D4Byd_N2j4RmWQUhouLnRGUWhxOjPuHg4lKqGFi3_ISDg6kw1OQXSbhw3RZo1XZyNiUhTXoaeCoXL2z0-jwAlKqVe57alq3_3eAfZ4uZlGx86zb2ICvGdm.js:435:864)
[api] at i.initialize (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4iEnc4/y9/l/es_LA-j/XxuXVuWXl_P.js:2137:23543)
[api] at w (https://static.whatsapp.net/rsrc.php/v4iEnc4/y9/l/es_LA-j/XxuXVuWXl_P.js:2143:7748)Environment / additional context
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Source: rmyndharis/OpenWA