[GOWS] -Unauthorized

[mrbitencourt]

Describe the bug

I started to get the error: {"message":"Unauthorized","statusCode":401} after update from 2025.12.2 PLUS to
GOWS (2026.2.2 PLUS)

My setup:

docker run -it --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=100m --log-opt max-file=10 -e "WAHA_API_KEY=" -e "WAHA_NO_API_KEY=true" -e "WAHA_SESSION_CONFIG_IGNORE_GROUPS=true" -e "WAHA_SESSION_CONFIG_IGNORE_CHANNELS=true" -e "WAHA_SESSION_CONFIG_IGNORE_BROADCAST=true" -e "WHATSAPP_RESTART_ALL_SESSIONS=true" -e "WHATSAPP_DEFAULT_ENGINE=GOWS" -e "WAHA_DASHBOARD_ENABLED=true" -e "WAHA_DASHBOARD_USERNAME=admin" -e "WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD=fasudfhuih" -e "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_USERNAME=admin" -e "WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD=hfsauihfusaid" -e "WHATSAPP_FILES_LIFETIME=1800" -d -v /home/ovyva/devlikeapro/.sessions:/app/.sessions -p 3000:3000/tcp --name waha-plus devlikeapro/waha-plus

Version

Get the WAHA version by calling GET /api/version

GOWS (2026.2.2 PLUS)

[ammaralfarsi]

Same here, even having

Api Key - Off

WAHA_API_KEY=
WAHA_NO_API_KEY=True

Dashboard - Auth Off (_PASSWORD MUST be empty string)

WAHA_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD=
WAHA_DASHBOARD_NO_PASSWORD=True

Swagger - Auth Off (_PASSWORD MUST be empty string)

WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_PASSWORD=
WHATSAPP_SWAGGER_NO_PASSWORD=True

stiill with the same issue

[devlikepro]

2026.3.1 - Fix no auth case - #1939