From 6fa8eb180b863720425013c36710890530fd3439 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darren Clarke <darren@redaranj.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 10:09:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Account for lid's in send

---
 apps/bridge-whatsapp/src/service.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/bridge-whatsapp/src/service.ts b/apps/bridge-whatsapp/src/service.ts
index 9019eef..41450cc 100644
--- a/apps/bridge-whatsapp/src/service.ts
+++ b/apps/bridge-whatsapp/src/service.ts
@@ -343,7 +343,10 @@ export default class WhatsappService extends Service {
     attachments?: Array<{ data: string; filename: string; mime_type: string }>,
   ): Promise<void> {
     const connection = this.connections[botID]?.socket;
-    const recipient = `${phoneNumber.replace(/\D+/g, "")}@s.whatsapp.net`;
+    const digits = phoneNumber.replace(/\D+/g, "");
+    // LIDs are 15+ digits, phone numbers with country code are typically 10-14 digits
+    const suffix = digits.length > 14 ? "@lid" : "@s.whatsapp.net";
+    const recipient = `${digits}${suffix}`;
 
     // Send text message if provided
     if (message) {