From fe3eaee3fbb046e67e663df2bd1dbf653629e718 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhinav Raut <abhinavrautcs@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:45:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] use one country list and renumber the whatsapp migration to
 v2.8.0

The WhatsApp migration was numbered v3.0.0, but help center added v2.5.0
through v2.7.0 and ships first. Renamed it to v2.8.0 so the upgrade path
stays in order.

Country data had two copies after the merge. The frontend kept its own
hand written list in shared-ui, and the WhatsApp branch added an API
backed store reading the same data from Go. Both lists were identical.

Now countries.json in internal/countries is the only source. The
shared-ui constant imports it through a new @countries Vite alias, so
PhoneNumberInput, phone.js and ContactForm keep working as before. The
sidebar and the WhatsApp form read the constant directly instead of
fetching on mount.

Static wins over the API here because the widget uses PhoneNumberInput
and cannot call an authenticated endpoint, and phone.js builds its zod
schema synchronously. So the countries store, api.getCountries, the
/api/v1/countries route and countries.JSON() are gone. DialCodeForISO
stays, it still builds the WhatsApp wa_id.
---
 cmd/config.go                                 |   7 -
 cmd/handlers.go                               |   1 -
 cmd/upgrade.go                                |   2 +-
 frontend/apps/main/src/api/index.js           |   2 -
 .../conversation/WhatsAppConversationForm.vue |   8 +-
 .../sidebar/ConversationSideBarContact.vue    |   8 +-
 frontend/apps/main/src/stores/countries.js    |  48 ----
 frontend/shared-ui/constants/countries.js     | 243 +-----------------
 frontend/vite.config.js                       |   6 +-
 internal/countries/countries.go               |   5 -
 internal/migrations/{v3.0.0.go => v2.8.0.go}  |   2 +-
 11 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 319 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 frontend/apps/main/src/stores/countries.js
 rename internal/migrations/{v3.0.0.go => v2.8.0.go} (98%)

diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index ba258900..8a04a219 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
-	"github.com/abhinavxd/libredesk/internal/countries"
 	"github.com/abhinavxd/libredesk/internal/envelope"
 	"github.com/zerodha/fastglue"
 )
@@ -62,9 +61,3 @@ func handleGetConfig(r *fastglue.Request) error {
 
 	return r.SendEnvelope(publicSettings)
 }
-
-// handleGetCountries returns the static country reference list (dial code, name, emoji, ISO-2) used by phone inputs.
-func handleGetCountries(r *fastglue.Request) error {
-	r.RequestCtx.Response.Header.Set("Cache-Control", "private, max-age=86400")
-	return r.SendEnvelope(json.RawMessage(countries.JSON()))
-}
diff --git a/cmd/handlers.go b/cmd/handlers.go
index 42c318af..0e9f4068 100644
--- a/cmd/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/handlers.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func initHandlers(g *fastglue.Fastglue, hub *ws.Hub) {
 	g.GET("/api/v1/config", handleGetConfig)
 
 	// Static country reference list for phone inputs.
-	g.GET("/api/v1/countries", auth(handleGetCountries))
 
 	// Media - supports both authenticated access and signed URLs.
 	g.GET("/uploads/{uuid}", authOrSignedURL(handleServeMedia))
diff --git a/cmd/upgrade.go b/cmd/upgrade.go
index a1fdfb72..38a48f3b 100644
--- a/cmd/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var migList = []migFunc{
 	{"v2.5.0", migrations.V2_5_0},
 	{"v2.6.0", migrations.V2_6_0},
 	{"v2.7.0", migrations.V2_7_0},
-	{"v3.0.0", migrations.V3_0_0},
+	{"v2.8.0", migrations.V2_8_0},
 }
 
 // upgrade upgrades the database to the current version by running SQL migration files
diff --git a/frontend/apps/main/src/api/index.js b/frontend/apps/main/src/api/index.js
index cb80349f..23549107 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/main/src/api/index.js
+++ b/frontend/apps/main/src/api/index.js
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ const createOIDC = (data) =>
     }
   })
 const getConfig = () => http.get('/api/v1/config')
-const getCountries = () => http.get('/api/v1/countries')
 const getAllOIDC = () => http.get('/api/v1/oidc')
 const getOIDC = (id) => http.get(`/api/v1/oidc/${id}`)
 const updateOIDC = (id, data) =>
@@ -706,7 +705,6 @@ export default {
   createOIDC,
   getAllOIDC,
   getConfig,
-  getCountries,
   getOIDC,
   updateOIDC,
   deleteOIDC,
diff --git a/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/WhatsAppConversationForm.vue b/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/WhatsAppConversationForm.vue
index 7611c881..28bbf4b2 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/WhatsAppConversationForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/WhatsAppConversationForm.vue
@@ -169,9 +169,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed, watch, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, watch, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
-import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import { IdCard } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import { Button } from '@shared-ui/components/ui/button'
 import { Input } from '@shared-ui/components/ui/input'
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ import { useInboxStore } from '@main/stores/inbox'
 import { useUsersStore } from '@main/stores/users'
 import { useUserStore } from '@main/stores/user'
 import { useTeamStore } from '@main/stores/team'
-import { useCountriesStore } from '@main/stores/countries'
+import { countryCallingOptions as allCountries } from '@shared-ui/constants/countries.js'
 import { useWhatsAppTemplatePicker } from './useWhatsAppTemplatePicker.js'
 import WhatsAppTemplatePicker from './WhatsAppTemplatePicker.vue'
 import api from '@/api'
@@ -206,8 +205,6 @@ const inboxStore = useInboxStore()
 const uStore = useUsersStore()
 const userStore = useUserStore()
 const teamStore = useTeamStore()
-const countriesStore = useCountriesStore()
-const { allCountries } = storeToRefs(countriesStore)
 
 const {
   selectedTemplate,
@@ -237,7 +234,6 @@ const lastName = ref('')
 const phoneCountryCode = ref('')
 const phoneNumber = ref('')
 
-onMounted(() => countriesStore.fetchCountries())
 onUnmounted(() => clearTimeout(timeoutId))
 
 watch(inboxId, (id) => fetchTemplates(id))
diff --git a/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/sidebar/ConversationSideBarContact.vue b/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/sidebar/ConversationSideBarContact.vue
index 91fe5c7e..b302ad99 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/sidebar/ConversationSideBarContact.vue
+++ b/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/sidebar/ConversationSideBarContact.vue
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ import {
 } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from '@shared-ui/components/ui/tooltip'
 import WhatsAppIcon from '@main/components/icons/WhatsAppIcon.vue'
-import { useCountriesStore } from '@/stores/countries'
+import countries from '@shared-ui/constants/countries.js'
 import { useEmitter } from '@/composables/useEmitter'
 import { EMITTER_EVENTS } from '@/constants/emitterEvents.js'
 import { useConversationStore } from '@/stores/conversation'
@@ -152,14 +152,13 @@ const emitter = useEmitter()
 const conversation = computed(() => conversationStore.current)
 const { t } = useI18n()
 const userStore = useUserStore()
-const countriesStore = useCountriesStore()
 
 const phoneNumber = computed(() => {
   const countryCodeValue = conversation.value?.contact?.phone_number_country_code || ''
   const number = conversation.value?.contact?.phone_number || t('conversation.sidebar.notAvailable')
   if (!countryCodeValue) return number
 
-  const country = countriesStore.countries.find((c) => c.iso_2 === countryCodeValue)
+  const country = countries.find((c) => c.iso_2 === countryCodeValue)
   if (!country) return number
   return `${country.calling_code} ${number}`
 })
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ const phoneNumber = computed(() => {
 const countryName = computed(() => {
   const code = conversation.value?.contact?.country
   if (!code) return ''
-  const c = countriesStore.countries.find((c) => c.iso_2 === code)
+  const c = countries.find((c) => c.iso_2 === code)
   return c ? c.name : code
 })
 
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@ const contextLinks = ref([])
 const loadingAppId = ref(null)
 
 onMounted(async () => {
-  countriesStore.fetchCountries()
   try {
     const resp = await api.getActiveContextLinks()
     contextLinks.value = resp.data.data || []
diff --git a/frontend/apps/main/src/stores/countries.js b/frontend/apps/main/src/stores/countries.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 81da3ebb..00000000
--- a/frontend/apps/main/src/stores/countries.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
-import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
-import { handleHTTPError } from '@shared-ui/utils/http.js'
-import { useEmitter } from '../composables/useEmitter'
-import { EMITTER_EVENTS } from '../constants/emitterEvents'
-import api from '../api'
-
-export const useCountriesStore = defineStore('countries', () => {
-  const countries = ref([])
-  const emitter = useEmitter()
-
-  const allCountries = computed(() =>
-    countries.value.map((country) => ({
-      label: country.name,
-      value: country.iso_2,
-      emoji: country.emoji,
-      calling_code: country.calling_code
-    }))
-  )
-
-  const countryOptions = computed(() =>
-    countries.value.map((country) => ({
-      label: country.name,
-      value: country.iso_2,
-      emoji: country.emoji
-    }))
-  )
-
-  const fetchCountries = async () => {
-    if (countries.value.length) return
-    try {
-      const response = await api.getCountries()
-      countries.value = response?.data?.data || []
-    } catch (error) {
-      emitter.emit(EMITTER_EVENTS.SHOW_TOAST, {
-        variant: 'destructive',
-        description: handleHTTPError(error).message
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  return {
-    countries,
-    allCountries,
-    countryOptions,
-    fetchCountries
-  }
-})
diff --git a/frontend/shared-ui/constants/countries.js b/frontend/shared-ui/constants/countries.js
index f26e03d0..233e61ff 100644
--- a/frontend/shared-ui/constants/countries.js
+++ b/frontend/shared-ui/constants/countries.js
@@ -1,243 +1,4 @@
-const countries = [
-    { calling_code: '+93', name: 'Afghanistan', emoji: '🇦🇫', iso_2: 'AF' },
-    { calling_code: '+355', name: 'Albania', emoji: '🇦🇱', iso_2: 'AL' },
-    { calling_code: '+213', name: 'Algeria', emoji: '🇩🇿', iso_2: 'DZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-684', name: 'American Samoa', emoji: '🇦🇸', iso_2: 'AS' },
-    { calling_code: '+376', name: 'Andorra', emoji: '🇦🇩', iso_2: 'AD' },
-    { calling_code: '+244', name: 'Angola', emoji: '🇦🇴', iso_2: 'AO' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-264', name: 'Anguilla', emoji: '🇦🇮', iso_2: 'AI' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-268', name: 'Antigua and Barbuda', emoji: '🇦🇬', iso_2: 'AG' },
-    { calling_code: '+54', name: 'Argentina', emoji: '🇦🇷', iso_2: 'AR' },
-    { calling_code: '+374', name: 'Armenia', emoji: '🇦🇲', iso_2: 'AM' },
-    { calling_code: '+297', name: 'Aruba', emoji: '🇦🇼', iso_2: 'AW' },
-    { calling_code: '+61', name: 'Australia', emoji: '🇦🇺', iso_2: 'AU' },
-    { calling_code: '+43', name: 'Austria', emoji: '🇦🇹', iso_2: 'AT' },
-    { calling_code: '+994', name: 'Azerbaijan', emoji: '🇦🇿', iso_2: 'AZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-242', name: 'Bahamas', emoji: '🇧🇸', iso_2: 'BS' },
-    { calling_code: '+973', name: 'Bahrain', emoji: '🇧🇭', iso_2: 'BH' },
-    { calling_code: '+880', name: 'Bangladesh', emoji: '🇧🇩', iso_2: 'BD' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-246', name: 'Barbados', emoji: '🇧🇧', iso_2: 'BB' },
-    { calling_code: '+375', name: 'Belarus', emoji: '🇧🇾', iso_2: 'BY' },
-    { calling_code: '+32', name: 'Belgium', emoji: '🇧🇪', iso_2: 'BE' },
-    { calling_code: '+501', name: 'Belize', emoji: '🇧🇿', iso_2: 'BZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+229', name: 'Benin', emoji: '🇧🇯', iso_2: 'BJ' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-441', name: 'Bermuda', emoji: '🇧🇲', iso_2: 'BM' },
-    { calling_code: '+975', name: 'Bhutan', emoji: '🇧🇹', iso_2: 'BT' },
-    { calling_code: '+591', name: 'Bolivia', emoji: '🇧🇴', iso_2: 'BO' },
-    { calling_code: '+387', name: 'Bosnia and Herzegovina', emoji: '🇧🇦', iso_2: 'BA' },
-    { calling_code: '+267', name: 'Botswana', emoji: '🇧🇼', iso_2: 'BW' },
-    { calling_code: '+55', name: 'Brazil', emoji: '🇧🇷', iso_2: 'BR' },
-    { calling_code: '+246', name: 'British Indian Ocean Territory', emoji: '🇮🇴', iso_2: 'IO' },
-    { calling_code: '+673', name: 'Brunei', emoji: '🇧🇳', iso_2: 'BN' },
-    { calling_code: '+359', name: 'Bulgaria', emoji: '🇧🇬', iso_2: 'BG' },
-    { calling_code: '+226', name: 'Burkina Faso', emoji: '🇧🇫', iso_2: 'BF' },
-    { calling_code: '+257', name: 'Burundi', emoji: '🇧🇮', iso_2: 'BI' },
-    { calling_code: '+855', name: 'Cambodia', emoji: '🇰🇭', iso_2: 'KH' },
-    { calling_code: '+237', name: 'Cameroon', emoji: '🇨🇲', iso_2: 'CM' },
-    { calling_code: '+1', name: 'Canada', emoji: '🇨🇦', iso_2: 'CA' },
-    { calling_code: '+238', name: 'Cape Verde', emoji: '🇨🇻', iso_2: 'CV' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-345', name: 'Cayman Islands', emoji: '🇰🇾', iso_2: 'KY' },
-    { calling_code: '+236', name: 'Central African Republic', emoji: '🇨🇫', iso_2: 'CF' },
-    { calling_code: '+235', name: 'Chad', emoji: '🇹🇩', iso_2: 'TD' },
-    { calling_code: '+56', name: 'Chile', emoji: '🇨🇱', iso_2: 'CL' },
-    { calling_code: '+86', name: 'China', emoji: '🇨🇳', iso_2: 'CN' },
-    { calling_code: '+61', name: 'Christmas Island', emoji: '🇨🇽', iso_2: 'CX' },
-    { calling_code: '+61', name: 'Cocos (Keeling) Islands', emoji: '🇨🇨', iso_2: 'CC' },
-    { calling_code: '+57', name: 'Colombia', emoji: '🇨🇴', iso_2: 'CO' },
-    { calling_code: '+269', name: 'Comoros', emoji: '🇰🇲', iso_2: 'KM' },
-    { calling_code: '+242', name: 'Congo', emoji: '🇨🇬', iso_2: 'CG' },
-    { calling_code: '+243', name: 'Congo, Democratic Republic of the', emoji: '🇨🇩', iso_2: 'CD' },
-    { calling_code: '+682', name: 'Cook Islands', emoji: '🇨🇰', iso_2: 'CK' },
-    { calling_code: '+506', name: 'Costa Rica', emoji: '🇨🇷', iso_2: 'CR' },
-    { calling_code: '+225', name: "Côte d'Ivoire", emoji: '🇨🇮', iso_2: 'CI' },
-    { calling_code: '+385', name: 'Croatia', emoji: '🇭🇷', iso_2: 'HR' },
-    { calling_code: '+53', name: 'Cuba', emoji: '🇨🇺', iso_2: 'CU' },
-    { calling_code: '+599', name: 'Curaçao', emoji: '🇨🇼', iso_2: 'CW' },
-    { calling_code: '+357', name: 'Cyprus', emoji: '🇨🇾', iso_2: 'CY' },
-    { calling_code: '+420', name: 'Czech Republic', emoji: '🇨🇿', iso_2: 'CZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+45', name: 'Denmark', emoji: '🇩🇰', iso_2: 'DK' },
-    { calling_code: '+253', name: 'Djibouti', emoji: '🇩🇯', iso_2: 'DJ' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-767', name: 'Dominica', emoji: '🇩🇲', iso_2: 'DM' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-809', name: 'Dominican Republic', emoji: '🇩🇴', iso_2: 'DO' },
-    { calling_code: '+593', name: 'Ecuador', emoji: '🇪🇨', iso_2: 'EC' },
-    { calling_code: '+20', name: 'Egypt', emoji: '🇪🇬', iso_2: 'EG' },
-    { calling_code: '+503', name: 'El Salvador', emoji: '🇸🇻', iso_2: 'SV' },
-    { calling_code: '+240', name: 'Equatorial Guinea', emoji: '🇬🇶', iso_2: 'GQ' },
-    { calling_code: '+291', name: 'Eritrea', emoji: '🇪🇷', iso_2: 'ER' },
-    { calling_code: '+372', name: 'Estonia', emoji: '🇪🇪', iso_2: 'EE' },
-    { calling_code: '+268', name: 'Eswatini', emoji: '🇸🇿', iso_2: 'SZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+251', name: 'Ethiopia', emoji: '🇪🇹', iso_2: 'ET' },
-    { calling_code: '+500', name: 'Falkland Islands', emoji: '🇫🇰', iso_2: 'FK' },
-    { calling_code: '+298', name: 'Faroe Islands', emoji: '🇫🇴', iso_2: 'FO' },
-    { calling_code: '+679', name: 'Fiji', emoji: '🇫🇯', iso_2: 'FJ' },
-    { calling_code: '+358', name: 'Finland', emoji: '🇫🇮', iso_2: 'FI' },
-    { calling_code: '+33', name: 'France', emoji: '🇫🇷', iso_2: 'FR' },
-    { calling_code: '+594', name: 'French Guiana', emoji: '🇬🇫', iso_2: 'GF' },
-    { calling_code: '+689', name: 'French Polynesia', emoji: '🇵🇫', iso_2: 'PF' },
-    { calling_code: '+241', name: 'Gabon', emoji: '🇬🇦', iso_2: 'GA' },
-    { calling_code: '+220', name: 'Gambia', emoji: '🇬🇲', iso_2: 'GM' },
-    { calling_code: '+995', name: 'Georgia', emoji: '🇬🇪', iso_2: 'GE' },
-    { calling_code: '+49', name: 'Germany', emoji: '🇩🇪', iso_2: 'DE' },
-    { calling_code: '+233', name: 'Ghana', emoji: '🇬🇭', iso_2: 'GH' },
-    { calling_code: '+350', name: 'Gibraltar', emoji: '🇬🇮', iso_2: 'GI' },
-    { calling_code: '+30', name: 'Greece', emoji: '🇬🇷', iso_2: 'GR' },
-    { calling_code: '+299', name: 'Greenland', emoji: '🇬🇱', iso_2: 'GL' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-473', name: 'Grenada', emoji: '🇬🇩', iso_2: 'GD' },
-    { calling_code: '+590', name: 'Guadeloupe', emoji: '🇬🇵', iso_2: 'GP' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-671', name: 'Guam', emoji: '🇬🇺', iso_2: 'GU' },
-    { calling_code: '+502', name: 'Guatemala', emoji: '🇬🇹', iso_2: 'GT' },
-    { calling_code: '+44-1481', name: 'Guernsey', emoji: '🇬🇬', iso_2: 'GG' },
-    { calling_code: '+224', name: 'Guinea', emoji: '🇬🇳', iso_2: 'GN' },
-    { calling_code: '+245', name: 'Guinea-Bissau', emoji: '🇬🇼', iso_2: 'GW' },
-    { calling_code: '+592', name: 'Guyana', emoji: '🇬🇾', iso_2: 'GY' },
-    { calling_code: '+509', name: 'Haiti', emoji: '🇭🇹', iso_2: 'HT' },
-    { calling_code: '+379', name: 'Vatican City', emoji: '🇻🇦', iso_2: 'VA' },
-    { calling_code: '+504', name: 'Honduras', emoji: '🇭🇳', iso_2: 'HN' },
-    { calling_code: '+852', name: 'Hong Kong', emoji: '🇭🇰', iso_2: 'HK' },
-    { calling_code: '+36', name: 'Hungary', emoji: '🇭🇺', iso_2: 'HU' },
-    { calling_code: '+354', name: 'Iceland', emoji: '🇮🇸', iso_2: 'IS' },
-    { calling_code: '+91', name: 'India', emoji: '🇮🇳', iso_2: 'IN' },
-    { calling_code: '+62', name: 'Indonesia', emoji: '🇮🇩', iso_2: 'ID' },
-    { calling_code: '+98', name: 'Iran', emoji: '🇮🇷', iso_2: 'IR' },
-    { calling_code: '+964', name: 'Iraq', emoji: '🇮🇶', iso_2: 'IQ' },
-    { calling_code: '+353', name: 'Ireland', emoji: '🇮🇪', iso_2: 'IE' },
-    { calling_code: '+44-1624', name: 'Isle of Man', emoji: '🇮🇲', iso_2: 'IM' },
-    { calling_code: '+972', name: 'Israel', emoji: '🇮🇱', iso_2: 'IL' },
-    { calling_code: '+39', name: 'Italy', emoji: '🇮🇹', iso_2: 'IT' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-876', name: 'Jamaica', emoji: '🇯🇲', iso_2: 'JM' },
-    { calling_code: '+81', name: 'Japan', emoji: '🇯🇵', iso_2: 'JP' },
-    { calling_code: '+44-1534', name: 'Jersey', emoji: '🇯🇪', iso_2: 'JE' },
-    { calling_code: '+962', name: 'Jordan', emoji: '🇯🇴', iso_2: 'JO' },
-    { calling_code: '+7', name: 'Kazakhstan', emoji: '🇰🇿', iso_2: 'KZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+254', name: 'Kenya', emoji: '🇰🇪', iso_2: 'KE' },
-    { calling_code: '+686', name: 'Kiribati', emoji: '🇰🇮', iso_2: 'KI' },
-    { calling_code: '+383', name: 'Kosovo', emoji: '🇽🇰', iso_2: 'XK' },
-    { calling_code: '+965', name: 'Kuwait', emoji: '🇰🇼', iso_2: 'KW' },
-    { calling_code: '+996', name: 'Kyrgyzstan', emoji: '🇰🇬', iso_2: 'KG' },
-    { calling_code: '+856', name: 'Laos', emoji: '🇱🇦', iso_2: 'LA' },
-    { calling_code: '+371', name: 'Latvia', emoji: '🇱🇻', iso_2: 'LV' },
-    { calling_code: '+961', name: 'Lebanon', emoji: '🇱🇧', iso_2: 'LB' },
-    { calling_code: '+266', name: 'Lesotho', emoji: '🇱🇸', iso_2: 'LS' },
-    { calling_code: '+231', name: 'Liberia', emoji: '🇱🇷', iso_2: 'LR' },
-    { calling_code: '+218', name: 'Libya', emoji: '🇱🇾', iso_2: 'LY' },
-    { calling_code: '+423', name: 'Liechtenstein', emoji: '🇱🇮', iso_2: 'LI' },
-    { calling_code: '+370', name: 'Lithuania', emoji: '🇱🇹', iso_2: 'LT' },
-    { calling_code: '+352', name: 'Luxembourg', emoji: '🇱🇺', iso_2: 'LU' },
-    { calling_code: '+853', name: 'Macao', emoji: '🇲🇴', iso_2: 'MO' },
-    { calling_code: '+389', name: 'North Macedonia', emoji: '🇲🇰', iso_2: 'MK' },
-    { calling_code: '+261', name: 'Madagascar', emoji: '🇲🇬', iso_2: 'MG' },
-    { calling_code: '+265', name: 'Malawi', emoji: '🇲🇼', iso_2: 'MW' },
-    { calling_code: '+60', name: 'Malaysia', emoji: '🇲🇾', iso_2: 'MY' },
-    { calling_code: '+960', name: 'Maldives', emoji: '🇲🇻', iso_2: 'MV' },
-    { calling_code: '+223', name: 'Mali', emoji: '🇲🇱', iso_2: 'ML' },
-    { calling_code: '+356', name: 'Malta', emoji: '🇲🇹', iso_2: 'MT' },
-    { calling_code: '+692', name: 'Marshall Islands', emoji: '🇲🇭', iso_2: 'MH' },
-    { calling_code: '+596', name: 'Martinique', emoji: '🇲🇶', iso_2: 'MQ' },
-    { calling_code: '+222', name: 'Mauritania', emoji: '🇲🇷', iso_2: 'MR' },
-    { calling_code: '+230', name: 'Mauritius', emoji: '🇲🇺', iso_2: 'MU' },
-    { calling_code: '+262', name: 'Mayotte', emoji: '🇾🇹', iso_2: 'YT' },
-    { calling_code: '+52', name: 'Mexico', emoji: '🇲🇽', iso_2: 'MX' },
-    { calling_code: '+691', name: 'Micronesia', emoji: '🇫🇲', iso_2: 'FM' },
-    { calling_code: '+373', name: 'Moldova', emoji: '🇲🇩', iso_2: 'MD' },
-    { calling_code: '+377', name: 'Monaco', emoji: '🇲🇨', iso_2: 'MC' },
-    { calling_code: '+976', name: 'Mongolia', emoji: '🇲🇳', iso_2: 'MN' },
-    { calling_code: '+382', name: 'Montenegro', emoji: '🇲🇪', iso_2: 'ME' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-664', name: 'Montserrat', emoji: '🇲🇸', iso_2: 'MS' },
-    { calling_code: '+212', name: 'Morocco', emoji: '🇲🇦', iso_2: 'MA' },
-    { calling_code: '+258', name: 'Mozambique', emoji: '🇲🇿', iso_2: 'MZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+95', name: 'Myanmar', emoji: '🇲🇲', iso_2: 'MM' },
-    { calling_code: '+264', name: 'Namibia', emoji: '🇳🇦', iso_2: 'NA' },
-    { calling_code: '+674', name: 'Nauru', emoji: '🇳🇷', iso_2: 'NR' },
-    { calling_code: '+977', name: 'Nepal', emoji: '🇳🇵', iso_2: 'NP' },
-    { calling_code: '+31', name: 'Netherlands', emoji: '🇳🇱', iso_2: 'NL' },
-    { calling_code: '+687', name: 'New Caledonia', emoji: '🇳🇨', iso_2: 'NC' },
-    { calling_code: '+64', name: 'New Zealand', emoji: '🇳🇿', iso_2: 'NZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+505', name: 'Nicaragua', emoji: '🇳🇮', iso_2: 'NI' },
-    { calling_code: '+227', name: 'Niger', emoji: '🇳🇪', iso_2: 'NE' },
-    { calling_code: '+234', name: 'Nigeria', emoji: '🇳🇬', iso_2: 'NG' },
-    { calling_code: '+683', name: 'Niue', emoji: '🇳🇺', iso_2: 'NU' },
-    { calling_code: '+672', name: 'Norfolk Island', emoji: '🇳🇫', iso_2: 'NF' },
-    { calling_code: '+850', name: 'North Korea', emoji: '🇰🇵', iso_2: 'KP' },
-    { calling_code: '+47', name: 'Norway', emoji: '🇳🇴', iso_2: 'NO' },
-    { calling_code: '+968', name: 'Oman', emoji: '🇴🇲', iso_2: 'OM' },
-    { calling_code: '+92', name: 'Pakistan', emoji: '🇵🇰', iso_2: 'PK' },
-    { calling_code: '+680', name: 'Palau', emoji: '🇵🇼', iso_2: 'PW' },
-    { calling_code: '+970', name: 'Palestine', emoji: '🇵🇸', iso_2: 'PS' },
-    { calling_code: '+507', name: 'Panama', emoji: '🇵🇦', iso_2: 'PA' },
-    { calling_code: '+675', name: 'Papua New Guinea', emoji: '🇵🇬', iso_2: 'PG' },
-    { calling_code: '+595', name: 'Paraguay', emoji: '🇵🇾', iso_2: 'PY' },
-    { calling_code: '+51', name: 'Peru', emoji: '🇵🇪', iso_2: 'PE' },
-    { calling_code: '+63', name: 'Philippines', emoji: '🇵🇭', iso_2: 'PH' },
-    { calling_code: '+64', name: 'Pitcairn Islands', emoji: '🇵🇳', iso_2: 'PN' },
-    { calling_code: '+48', name: 'Poland', emoji: '🇵🇱', iso_2: 'PL' },
-    { calling_code: '+351', name: 'Portugal', emoji: '🇵🇹', iso_2: 'PT' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-787', name: 'Puerto Rico', emoji: '🇵🇷', iso_2: 'PR' },
-    { calling_code: '+974', name: 'Qatar', emoji: '🇶🇦', iso_2: 'QA' },
-    { calling_code: '+40', name: 'Romania', emoji: '🇷🇴', iso_2: 'RO' },
-    { calling_code: '+7', name: 'Russia', emoji: '🇷🇺', iso_2: 'RU' },
-    { calling_code: '+250', name: 'Rwanda', emoji: '🇷🇼', iso_2: 'RW' },
-    { calling_code: '+590', name: 'Saint Barthélemy', emoji: '🇧🇱', iso_2: 'BL' },
-    { calling_code: '+290', name: 'Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha', emoji: '🇸🇭', iso_2: 'SH' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-869', name: 'Saint Kitts and Nevis', emoji: '🇰🇳', iso_2: 'KN' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-758', name: 'Saint Lucia', emoji: '🇱🇨', iso_2: 'LC' },
-    { calling_code: '+590', name: 'Saint Martin', emoji: '🇲🇫', iso_2: 'MF' },
-    { calling_code: '+508', name: 'Saint Pierre and Miquelon', emoji: '🇵🇲', iso_2: 'PM' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-784', name: 'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines', emoji: '🇻🇨', iso_2: 'VC' },
-    { calling_code: '+685', name: 'Samoa', emoji: '🇼🇸', iso_2: 'WS' },
-    { calling_code: '+378', name: 'San Marino', emoji: '🇸🇲', iso_2: 'SM' },
-    { calling_code: '+239', name: 'Sao Tome and Principe', emoji: '🇸🇹', iso_2: 'ST' },
-    { calling_code: '+966', name: 'Saudi Arabia', emoji: '🇸🇦', iso_2: 'SA' },
-    { calling_code: '+221', name: 'Senegal', emoji: '🇸🇳', iso_2: 'SN' },
-    { calling_code: '+381', name: 'Serbia', emoji: '🇷🇸', iso_2: 'RS' },
-    { calling_code: '+248', name: 'Seychelles', emoji: '🇸🇨', iso_2: 'SC' },
-    { calling_code: '+232', name: 'Sierra Leone', emoji: '🇸🇱', iso_2: 'SL' },
-    { calling_code: '+65', name: 'Singapore', emoji: '🇸🇬', iso_2: 'SG' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-721', name: 'Sint Maarten', emoji: '🇸🇽', iso_2: 'SX' },
-    { calling_code: '+421', name: 'Slovakia', emoji: '🇸🇰', iso_2: 'SK' },
-    { calling_code: '+386', name: 'Slovenia', emoji: '🇸🇮', iso_2: 'SI' },
-    { calling_code: '+677', name: 'Solomon Islands', emoji: '🇸🇧', iso_2: 'SB' },
-    { calling_code: '+252', name: 'Somalia', emoji: '🇸🇴', iso_2: 'SO' },
-    { calling_code: '+27', name: 'South Africa', emoji: '🇿🇦', iso_2: 'ZA' },
-    { calling_code: '+82', name: 'South Korea', emoji: '🇰🇷', iso_2: 'KR' },
-    { calling_code: '+211', name: 'South Sudan', emoji: '🇸🇸', iso_2: 'SS' },
-    { calling_code: '+34', name: 'Spain', emoji: '🇪🇸', iso_2: 'ES' },
-    { calling_code: '+94', name: 'Sri Lanka', emoji: '🇱🇰', iso_2: 'LK' },
-    { calling_code: '+249', name: 'Sudan', emoji: '🇸🇩', iso_2: 'SD' },
-    { calling_code: '+597', name: 'Suriname', emoji: '🇸🇷', iso_2: 'SR' },
-    { calling_code: '+47', name: 'Svalbard and Jan Mayen', emoji: '🇸🇯', iso_2: 'SJ' },
-    { calling_code: '+46', name: 'Sweden', emoji: '🇸🇪', iso_2: 'SE' },
-    { calling_code: '+41', name: 'Switzerland', emoji: '🇨🇭', iso_2: 'CH' },
-    { calling_code: '+963', name: 'Syria', emoji: '🇸🇾', iso_2: 'SY' },
-    { calling_code: '+886', name: 'Taiwan', emoji: '🇹🇼', iso_2: 'TW' },
-    { calling_code: '+992', name: 'Tajikistan', emoji: '🇹🇯', iso_2: 'TJ' },
-    { calling_code: '+255', name: 'Tanzania', emoji: '🇹🇿', iso_2: 'TZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+66', name: 'Thailand', emoji: '🇹🇭', iso_2: 'TH' },
-    { calling_code: '+670', name: 'Timor-Leste', emoji: '🇹🇱', iso_2: 'TL' },
-    { calling_code: '+228', name: 'Togo', emoji: '🇹🇬', iso_2: 'TG' },
-    { calling_code: '+690', name: 'Tokelau', emoji: '🇹🇰', iso_2: 'TK' },
-    { calling_code: '+676', name: 'Tonga', emoji: '🇹🇴', iso_2: 'TO' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-868', name: 'Trinidad and Tobago', emoji: '🇹🇹', iso_2: 'TT' },
-    { calling_code: '+216', name: 'Tunisia', emoji: '🇹🇳', iso_2: 'TN' },
-    { calling_code: '+90', name: 'Turkey', emoji: '🇹🇷', iso_2: 'TR' },
-    { calling_code: '+993', name: 'Turkmenistan', emoji: '🇹🇲', iso_2: 'TM' },
-    { calling_code: '+1-649', name: 'Turks and Caicos Islands', emoji: '🇹🇨', iso_2: 'TC' },
-    { calling_code: '+688', name: 'Tuvalu', emoji: '🇹🇻', iso_2: 'TV' },
-    { calling_code: '+256', name: 'Uganda', emoji: '🇺🇬', iso_2: 'UG' },
-    { calling_code: '+380', name: 'Ukraine', emoji: '🇺🇦', iso_2: 'UA' },
-    { calling_code: '+971', name: 'United Arab Emirates', emoji: '🇦🇪', iso_2: 'AE' },
-    { calling_code: '+44', name: 'United Kingdom', emoji: '🇬🇧', iso_2: 'GB' },
-    { calling_code: '+1', name: 'United States', emoji: '🇺🇸', iso_2: 'US' },
-    { calling_code: '+598', name: 'Uruguay', emoji: '🇺🇾', iso_2: 'UY' },
-    { calling_code: '+998', name: 'Uzbekistan', emoji: '🇺🇿', iso_2: 'UZ' },
-    { calling_code: '+678', name: 'Vanuatu', emoji: '🇻🇺', iso_2: 'VU' },
-    { calling_code: '+58', name: 'Venezuela', emoji: '🇻🇪', iso_2: 'VE' },
-    { calling_code: '+84', name: 'Vietnam', emoji: '🇻🇳', iso_2: 'VN' },
-    { calling_code: '+681', name: 'Wallis and Futuna', emoji: '🇼🇫', iso_2: 'WF' },
-    { calling_code: '+212', name: 'Western Sahara', emoji: '🇪🇭', iso_2: 'EH' },
-    { calling_code: '+967', name: 'Yemen', emoji: '🇾🇪', iso_2: 'YE' },
-    { calling_code: '+260', name: 'Zambia', emoji: '🇿🇲', iso_2: 'ZM' },
-    { calling_code: '+263', name: 'Zimbabwe', emoji: '🇿🇼', iso_2: 'ZW' }
-]
+import countries from '@countries'
 
 export const countryCallingOptions = countries.map((country) => ({
     label: country.name,
@@ -252,4 +13,4 @@ export const countryOptions = countries.map((country) => ({
     emoji: country.emoji
 }))
 
-export default countries;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default countries;
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.js b/frontend/vite.config.js
index 575c2f44..f13b294c 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.js
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.js
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode, command }) => {
     cacheDir: path.resolve(__dirname, `node_modules/.vite-${isWidget ? 'widget' : 'main'}`),
     server: {
       cors: { origin: "*" },
-      // Allow access to parent dir so shared-ui imports work in dev.
+      // Allow access to parent dir so shared-ui imports work in dev, and the
+      // repo root so the Go-embedded countries.json resolves.
       fs: {
-        allow: [path.resolve(__dirname)],
+        allow: [path.resolve(__dirname), path.resolve(__dirname, '..')],
       },
       port: isWidget ? 8001 : 8000,
       proxy: {
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode, command }) => {
         '@main': path.resolve(__dirname, 'apps/main/src'),
         '@widget': path.resolve(__dirname, 'apps/widget/src'),
         '@shared-ui': path.resolve(__dirname, 'shared-ui'),
+        '@countries': path.resolve(__dirname, '../internal/countries/countries.json'),
       },
     },
   }
diff --git a/internal/countries/countries.go b/internal/countries/countries.go
index 837c6610..8d5d1899 100644
--- a/internal/countries/countries.go
+++ b/internal/countries/countries.go
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ var dialDigitsReplacer = strings.NewReplacer("+", "", "-", "")
 
 var dialCodeByISO = buildDialCodes()
 
-// JSON returns the raw country reference list (calling code, name, emoji, ISO-2) embedded at build time.
-func JSON() []byte {
-	return countriesJSON
-}
-
 // DialCodeForISO returns the dialing-code digits for an ISO-2 country, "" when unknown.
 func DialCodeForISO(iso string) string {
 	return dialCodeByISO[iso]
diff --git a/internal/migrations/v3.0.0.go b/internal/migrations/v2.8.0.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/migrations/v3.0.0.go
rename to internal/migrations/v2.8.0.go
index 651e3407..5dda865d 100644
--- a/internal/migrations/v3.0.0.go
+++ b/internal/migrations/v2.8.0.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/knadh/stuffbin"
 )
 
-func V3_0_0(db *sqlx.DB, fs stuffbin.FileSystem, ko *koanf.Koanf) error {
+func V2_8_0(db *sqlx.DB, fs stuffbin.FileSystem, ko *koanf.Koanf) error {
 	_, err := db.Exec(`ALTER TYPE channels ADD VALUE IF NOT EXISTS 'whatsapp';`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err