WhatsApp media download fixes for audio and docs
Cluster 2856 · gateway. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #2978 on 25 Mar 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #2978. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #2978. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These issues and PRs focus on downloading WhatsApp media attachments—particularly voice notes, documents, audio, and video—that were not being retrieved correctly. Voice note transcription and group message handling are also mentioned as affected areas.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#2978 fix(whatsapp): download documents, audio, and video media from messages
files:
gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py,scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.js
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#2865 fix(whatsapp-bridge): download voice notes for transcription · merged via another change →
#2818,#2978
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#2856WhatsApp: voice notes broken (not downloaded, not transcribed) + group message handling issues
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0.67: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36.1.00means every pair is linked.
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Open the LabAt a glance
- Subsystem
- gateway
- Merged PRs
- #2978
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 25 Mar 2026. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert or reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.