Detached Frame Error After ~1 Hour Runtime

[yosofbayan]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues.

Is this a problem caused by your code, or is it specifically because of the library?

• I have double-checked my code carefully.

Describe the bug.

Production application randomly crashes with Attempted to use detached Frame error during isRegisteredUser() and getNumberId() or sendMessage () calls after approximately 1-2 hour of runtime. The error occurs unpredictably and requires a full PM2 restart to resolve temporarily.

i have 9 sessions using the
const SESSIONS = path.resolve('sessions');
authStrategy: new LocalAuth({ clientId: ID, dataPath: SESSIONS }),

Error Stack Trace

Error: Attempted to use detached Frame '28F5ADBA4934BB56D3595F5F0C2600EA'.
at CdpFrame. (/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/cjs/puppeteer/util/decorators.js:107:23)
at CdpPage.evaluate (/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/cjs/puppeteer/api/Page.js:826:43)
at Client.getNumberId (/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/src/Client.js:1627:35)
at Client.isRegisteredUser (/node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/src/Client.js:1613:35)
at file:///home/bm/whatsapp-bot/public_html/core.js:374:39
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

the create client code is

const client = new Client({
     authStrategy: new LocalAuth({ clientId: userId, dataPath: SESSIONS }),
     puppeteer: {
         headless: 'new',
         args: [
             '--no-sandbox',
             '--disable-setuid-sandbox',
             '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
             '--disable-gpu',
             
             // Frame stability
             '--disable-features=IsolateOrigins,site-per-process',
             '--disable-site-isolation-trials',
             
             // Memory management
             '--js-flags=--max-old-space-size=512',
             '--renderer-process-limit=2',
             
             // Performance
             '--disable-extensions',
             '--disable-software-rasterizer',
             '--mute-audio'

         ]

     },
   
 });

the send message code :

// ERROR OCCURS HERE and if commented it it will OCCURS at sendMessage() 
  const isRegistered = await client.isRegisteredUser(req.body.phone);
  if (!isRegistered) {
      return res.status(400).json({
          error: 'not_whatsapp',
          message: 'The given phone number is not registered on WhatsApp.'
      });
  }

  try {
      const to = req.body.phone.includes('@c.us')
          ? req.body.phone
          : `${req.body.phone}@c.us`;
      await client.sendMessage(to, req.body.message);
}

Expected Behavior

a long term run without exceptions

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

Initialize WhatsApp client with LocalAuth strategy
Wait for client to reach 'CONNECTED' state
Handle incoming messages and send messages normally
After ~1 hour of runtime (varies), call client.isRegisteredUser(phoneNumber)
Error occurs during the getNumberId() evaluation
Frequency: Occurs randomly after 1-3 hours of uptime

WhatsApp Account Type

Standard

Browser Type

Puppeteer version: 24.35.0 with Chrome/143.0.7499.192

Operation System Type

Ubuntu (VPS)

Phone OS Type

i can't know but most are android

WhatsApp-Web.js Version

1.34.4

WhatsApp Web Version

2.3000.1032134509

Node.js Version

v21.7.3

Authentication Strategy

LocalAuth

Additional Context

Running in production with PM2 process manager
Managing multiple concurrent WhatsApp sessions (6+ clients)
Error affects all sessions eventually, not just specific ones
Sessions remain "CONNECTED" according to client.getState() even when frame errors occur

[kopiprogrammer]

same +1

[yosofbayan]

donwgrade the puppteer to "puppeteer": "^22.8.2",
and the whatsapp web js to "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.34.2"
solved the issue

[kopiprogrammer]

donwgrade the puppteer to "puppeteer": "^22.8.2", and the whatsapp web js to "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.34.2" solved the issue

Same here, maybe a problem with the puppeteer

[ProgrammerSantai]

same problem

[romiardisaja]

donwgrade the puppteer to "puppeteer": "^22.8.2", and the whatsapp web js to "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.34.2" solved the issue

not working on Windows 10x64

[scrawner]

same problem here

donwgrade the puppteer to "puppeteer": "^22.8.2", and the whatsapp web js to "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.34.2" solved the issue

this solution didnt work for me

[sabogal-dev]

donwgrade the puppteer to "puppeteer": "^22.8.2", and the whatsapp web js to "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.34.2" solved the issue

Same error, this solution didn't work for me

[argordmel]

i've the same error

[Dabugger]

same issue

`/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/cjs/puppeteer/cdp/LifecycleWatcher.js:103
this.#terminationDeferred.resolve(new Error('Navigating frame was detached'));
^

Error: Navigating frame was detached
`

[argordmel]

I added puppeteer 22.8.2 and downgraded whatsapp-web .js to 1.34.2, and then i updated the file Utils.js: #5741 (comment)

[yosofbayan]

this fork working very good with me
npm i github:yosofbayan/whatsapp-web.js#master

[Guervyl]

donwgrade the puppteer to "puppeteer": "^22.8.2", and the whatsapp web js to "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.34.2" solved the issue

No it does not work. It returns error:

Error: Protocol error (Runtime.callFunctionOn): Session closed. Most likely the page has been closed.
at CDPSessionImpl.send (C:\wamp64\www\whatsapp-web-js\node_modules\puppeteer-core\lib\cjs\puppeteer\common\Connection.js:316:35)
at ExecutionContext._ExecutionContext_evaluate (C:\wamp64\www\whatsapp-web-js\node_modules\puppeteer-core\lib\cjs\puppeteer\common\ExecutionContext.js:211:46)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at async ExecutionContext.evaluate (C:\wamp64\www\whatsapp-web-js\node_modules\puppeteer-core\lib\cjs\puppeteer\common\ExecutionContext.js:107:16)
at async Client.getNumberId (C:\wamp64\www\whatsapp-web-js\node_modules\whatsapp-web.js\src\Client.js:1584:16)

[Guervyl]

this fork working very good with me npm i github:yosofbayan/whatsapp-web.js#master

it's not working. Maybe whatsapp is now closing the sessions when it detect massive messages