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This describes the metadata, e.g. the version, the ph number and various features.

Used in: BackupPrefix

• string app_version = 1

  Whatsapp version, for example "2.22.4.14"

• string jidSuffix = 3

  optional string device_model = 2; // Device model, unused

  The last two numbers of the user's Jid (phone number)

• optional int32 backup_version = 4

  These bools are only written if the backup is a msgstore backup.

• optional bool f_5 = 5

  Booleans that indicate various features

  call_log

• optional bool f_6 = 6

  labeled_jid

• optional bool f_7 = 7

  message_fts

• optional bool f_8 = 8

  blank_me_jid

• optional bool f_9 = 9

  message_link

• optional bool f_10 = 10

  message_main

• optional bool f_11 = 11

  message_text

• optional bool f_12 = 12

  missed_calls

• optional bool f_13 = 13

  receipt_user

• optional bool f_14 = 14

  message_media

• optional bool f_15 = 15

  message_vcard

• optional bool f_16 = 16

  message_future

• optional bool f_17 = 17

  message_quoted

• optional bool f_18 = 18

  message_system

• optional bool f_19 = 19

  receipt_device

• optional bool f_20 = 20

  message_mention

• optional bool f_21 = 21

  message_revoked

• optional bool f_22 = 22

  broadcast_me_jid

• optional bool f_23 = 23

  message_frequent

• optional bool f_24 = 24

  message_location

• optional bool f_25 = 25

  participant_user

• optional bool f_26 = 26

  message_thumbnail

• optional bool f_27 = 27

  message_send_count

• optional bool f_28 = 28

  migration_jid_store

• optional bool f_29 = 29

  payment_transaction

• optional bool f_30 = 30

  migration_chat_store

• optional bool f_31 = 31

  quoted_order_message

• optional bool f_32 = 32

  media_migration_fixer

• optional bool f_33 = 33

  quoted_order_message_v2

• optional bool f_34 = 34

  message_main_verification

• optional bool f_35 = 35

  quoted_ui_elements_reply_message

• optional bool f_36 = 36

  alter_message_ephemeral_to_message_ephemeral_remove_column

• optional bool f_37 = 37

  alter_message_ephemeral_setting_to_message_ephemeral_setting_remove_column

• optional bool f_39 = 39

  optional int32 backup_export_file_size = 38; // The size of the backup file, unused

  cleaned_db, does not show in incremental backups

This file describes the header you can find near the start of an encrypted backup file.

• optional Key_Type key_type = 1

  The "optional" here is to make protobuf serialize the zero as well, otherwise, being the default for numeric, it would be omitted.

  0 if traditional (crypt14), 1 if end-to-end (crypt15)

• oneof cipher_info

  • C14_cipher c14_cipher = 2

    If DB is crypt14

  • C15_IV c15_iv = 3

    If DB is crypt15

• optional BackupExpiry info = 4

  Version that generated backup and other infos

crypt14 cipher files.

Used in: BackupPrefix

• bytes cipher_version = 1

  is usually 0001

• bytes key_version = 2

  Is usually "1"

• bytes server_salt = 3

  The 32-bytes long server salt

• bytes google_id = 4

  The 16-bytes long google id salt

• bytes IV = 5

  The 16-bytes long IV

In crypt15 files only the IV is stored.

Used in: BackupPrefix

• bytes IV = 1

  The 16-bytes long IV

This enum describes if the key is self-managed by WhatsApp of if it is stored in the HSM. In other words, traditional = 0, end-to-end = 1

Used in: BackupPrefix

• WA_PROVIDED = 0

• HSM_CONTROLLED = 1