deleteMessage with everyOne=false does not delete the message only for the sender

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Describe the bug

The /chat/deleteMessage/{instanceName} endpoint does not behave correctly when everyOne=false.

According to the Swagger description, everyOne means:

Specifies whether the message should be deleted for everyone in the chat.

So when everyOne=false, the expected behavior is:

• the message is deleted only from the current logged-in WhatsApp account
• the recipient should still be able to see the message

But in practice, sender-side delete-for-me is not working correctly.

In our tests, one of these wrong behaviors happens:

• sometimes the API returns success / acknowledged, but the sender-side message is still not actually deleted in WhatsApp
• sometimes an attempted local-only delete ends up affecting both sides instead of only the sender side

This makes everyOne=false unreliable for production use.

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To Reproduce

1. Start whatsapp-api
2. Log in an instance with a real WhatsApp account
3. Send a message from this account to another account
4. Call:

DELETE /chat/deleteMessage/{instanceName}

With payload / query equivalent to:

{
  "instanceName": "codechat-xx_huang",
  "messageRecordId": "e289bb87-xxfc-4efd-9a43-63eb3de883e1",
  "everyOne": false
}

5. Check both WhatsApp clients after the request succeeds

Explique o que realmente acontece quando você segue os passos acima.

Expected behavior

When everyOne=false:

• the message should disappear only from the current logged-in sender account
• the recipient should still see the original message

When everyOne=true:

• the message should be revoked for everyone, subject to WhatsApp limitations

Actual behavior

When everyOne=false, the result is incorrect / inconsistent:

• sender-side delete-for-me does not reliably happen
• in some test cases, both sides no longer see the message, which matches revoke behavior rather than local-only delete behavior

API documentation reference

Current Swagger description for everyOne:

Specifies whether the message should be deleted for everyone in the chat.

This strongly implies that false should mean delete only for the current account, not revoke for everyone.

Insira o número da sua versão que está na propriedade version do package.json.

Additional context

• whatsapp-api version: 1.3.7
• Baileys dependency: @whiskeysockets/baileys@^7.0.0-rc13
• node version:v22.22.2

We also checked /chat/deleteChat/{instanceName}, but that endpoint is for deleting the whole chat locally, not for deleting a single message, so it is not a workaround for this bug.

From the integration side, this issue is especially confusing because the API may return a successful result or local acknowledgment, but the real WhatsApp client behavior does not match a true sender-only deletion.

It would be helpful to clarify:

• whether everyOne=false is officially supported for single-message local deletion
• whether the current Baileys-based implementation can reliably support delete-for-me
• whether this route should document current limitations if the feature is not fully supported

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