From c8add7afc5ab65323dc8a9c86937692c5703ea4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brunovigo24 <brunohvigo@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 17:30:33 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: trim whitespace from instanceName on creation

Prevents instances with trailing/leading whitespace in their names
from becoming undeletable via the API or UI. Fixes #2543.
---
 src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts b/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts
index 345e605a8..251691848 100644
--- a/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export class InstanceController {
 
   public async createInstance(instanceData: InstanceDto) {
     try {
+      instanceData.instanceName = instanceData.instanceName?.trim();
+
       const instance = channelController.init(instanceData, {
         configService: this.configService,
         eventEmitter: this.eventEmitter,