From 60577cf8d3e6b597671ef3b3b2d5a7b897ef5609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DevAstro <devastro0010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:05:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] allow custom pairing code (#1550)

---
 src/Socket/socket.ts | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Socket/socket.ts b/src/Socket/socket.ts
index 4f7b051..763513a 100644
--- a/src/Socket/socket.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/socket.ts
@@ -459,8 +459,15 @@ export const makeSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		end(new Boom(msg || 'Intentional Logout', { statusCode: DisconnectReason.loggedOut }))
 	}
 
-	const requestPairingCode = async (phoneNumber: string): Promise<string> => {
-		authState.creds.pairingCode = bytesToCrockford(randomBytes(5))
+	const requestPairingCode = async (phoneNumber: string, customPairingCode?: string): Promise<string> => {
+		const pairingCode = customPairingCode ?? bytesToCrockford(randomBytes(5))
+
+		if (customPairingCode && customPairingCode?.length !== 8) {
+			throw new Error('Custom pairing code must be exactly 8 chars')
+		}
+
+		authState.creds.pairingCode = pairingCode
+
 		authState.creds.me = {
 			id: jidEncode(phoneNumber, 's.whatsapp.net'),
 			name: '~'