Lara MD WhatsApp Bot: Features, Session ID, Pairing and Deployment Guide

LARA-MD is a third party WhatsApp user bot project hosted on GitHub in a repository named Lara-3V, under the account tharumin. Its README describes it as a user bot that lets people perform many tasks through WhatsApp.

The project is developed by Sadeesha. The README developer team table names Sadeesha as founder and developer, and a comment in the settings.js file also credits Sadeesha as the developer. The application is written in JavaScript and runs on Node.js, using the Baileys library for its WhatsApp connection. Its package.json file lists the project at version 4.0.0, with Lara.js as the main entry file.

One point the README states clearly in its introduction is that LARA-MD is not an open source project. The repository is public, but the project says its complete source is not open for free modification or redistribution, and the entry file is obfuscated, as the safety section below explains.

The README is written partly in Sinhala and partly in English. It documents a Session ID process, a settings file and a set of deployment links rather than a full manual, and it publishes no command list, so this guide covers only what the repository files confirm and says plainly where the documentation stops.

A Session ID is authentication information a WhatsApp bot uses to establish or restore its connection. In LARA-MD you generate one on the project session service, then place it in the bot configuration. It is not the same as a pairing code: a pairing code is entered inside WhatsApp during a linking process, while a Session ID is a value the bot configuration consumes.

The README has a Get Your SESSION ID section with two buttons, labelled Server 1 and Server 2. Both buttons currently open the same session service, hosted on Koyeb, and that service was reachable when this guide was checked: it presents a LARA-MD pairing page where you connect your WhatsApp number and receive your session information. The README then tells you to check your inbox and copy the Session ID it gives you.

To set it up, open the repository on GitHub and find the Get Your SESSION ID section, open the session service, follow its pairing instructions with your WhatsApp number, then copy the Session ID it produces. Next, place that value in the SESSION_ID setting in settings.js, following the format the README shows, SESSION_ID || "paste_copy_text", replacing the placeholder text with your own value. The settings.js file reads the SESSION_ID value when the bot starts, and it can also take values from a config.env file.

Keep your Session ID private. It works like a password for the linked WhatsApp session, so never post it in public, never send it to strangers, and never enter it on a website that is not linked from the official repository. If the session service is unavailable when you try, check the repository for updated links rather than using an unofficial replacement site.

The README does not publish a verified list of user facing WhatsApp commands for LARA-MD: no command names, no prefixes and no categories. The package.json file includes libraries for downloading, text to speech, image work and other utilities, but a library in the dependency list does not confirm that a matching user facing command exists or what it is called.

One exception is visible in the README warning, which mentions WhatsApp setting management commands and cautions against using them too much. Beyond that mention, treat any command list copied from another MD bot as unverified, because command names and behaviour differ between projects. For accurate information, use the official resources linked from the repository.

LARA-MD is an unofficial third party WhatsApp user bot project. It is not an official WhatsApp or Meta product. The README carries its own warning, which says that because of user bots your WhatsApp account can be banned, that you are responsible for everything you do, and that using WhatsApp setting management commands too much may cause a ban. The project team does not take responsibility for bans.

The entry file is obfuscated and downloads more code at startup. The Lara.js entry file is obfuscated, so its code cannot be read directly. When it starts, it downloads additional application files, a Mega zip archive, from an external source and extracts them before the bot runs. That means the code that actually runs is not fully visible in this repository, and it can change outside the repository at any time. Only run this bot if you trust its developer.

The project also states that it is not open source, and the repository contains no license file, so no open source license grants you rights to copy, modify or redistribute its code. Treat the code as belonging to its developer and follow the project terms.

Protect your Session ID like a password: never share it publicly and never enter it on a site that is not linked from the official repository. Consider using a separate WhatsApp number for testing instead of your main account, avoid spam and abusive automation, and if you stop using the bot, remove its connection from WhatsApp Linked Devices.

This article is based on the official LARA-MD GitHub repository, its README, and the settings.js, package.json and Lara.js files in that repository, checked on the last verified date. The repository contains no license file, and the project states that it is not open source.

AHMED X provides this article for educational and informational purposes only. AHMED X is not the developer or owner of LARA-MD and does not claim any partnership or official affiliation with Sadeesha or the project.

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