Support for Automatic Session Reconnection in Waha WebJS

[vandyahmad24]

Hi, I'm a beginner programmer and recently started using Waha WebJS.
I noticed that sometimes the WhatsApp session gets disconnected—for example, when the user's phone number is temporarily turned off or out of signal. When this happens, I need to manually restart the session from the Waha dashboard to get it connected again.

Is there a way to automatically reconnect the session when the connection is restored?

In what specific cases or conditions does the session get lost or disconnected? For example, does it happen only when the phone is turned off, the number is unreachable, or are there other possible causes?

If automatic reconnection is not currently supported, could you consider adding support for automatic session recovery, or provide best practices for handling this scenario programmatically?

Thank you!

[devlikepro]

is temporarily turned off or out of signal

Hi! For how long does the phone go offline? It'll go to FAILED after ~10 days when phone offline, that's whatsapp behaviour, nothing we can do, but for short time (1-2 days) it should be fine

Does session goes to FAILED status and you have to scan QR code or restart helps?

The next time it happens, could you check docker logs during that time and send it pls?

[vandyahmad24]

Hi, the phone was only offline for about 1–2 hours.
I didn’t need to scan the QR code again—just restarting the session was enough to reconnect.

Do you have any specific keyword or log message I should look for in the Docker logs next time it happens? That would help me identify the issue more precisely.

[vandyahmad24]

or can i get some webhook if i session need restart?

[devlikepro]

No specific keyword, just around 1 minute when session disconnects

Yes, you can listen session.status
https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to/events/#sessionstatus

What is the session status btw when you restart it?