puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha

CAPTCHAFORUM

Administrator
A puppeteer-extra plugin to solve reCAPTCHAs and hCaptchas automatically.

Install
yarn add puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha
# - or -
npm install puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha

If this is your first puppeteer-extra plugin here's everything you need:

yarn add puppeteer puppeteer-extra puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha
# - or -
npm install puppeteer puppeteer-extra puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha

ChangelogUsage
The plugin essentially provides a mighty page.solveRecaptchas() method that does everything needed automagically.

Code:
// puppeteer-extra is a drop-in replacement for puppeteer,
// it augments the installed puppeteer with plugin functionality
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer-extra')

// add recaptcha plugin and provide it your 2captcha token (= their apiKey)
// 2captcha is the builtin solution provider but others would work as well.
// Please note: You need to add funds to your 2captcha account for this to work
const RecaptchaPlugin = require('puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha')
puppeteer.use(
  RecaptchaPlugin({
    provider: {
      id: '2captcha',
      token: 'XXXXXXX' // REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR OWN 2CAPTCHA API KEY ⚡
    },
    visualFeedback: true // colorize reCAPTCHAs (violet = detected, green = solved)
  })
)

// puppeteer usage as normal
puppeteer.launch({ headless: true }).then(async browser => {
  const page = await browser.newPage()
  await page.goto('https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api2/demo')

  // That's it, a single line of code to solve reCAPTCHAs 🎉
  await page.solveRecaptchas()

  await Promise.all([
    page.waitForNavigation(),
    page.click(`#recaptcha-demo-submit`)
  ])
  await page.screenshot({ path: 'response.png', fullPage: true })
  await browser.close()
})

Provider
I thought about having the plugin solve captchas directly (e.g. using the audio challenge and speech-to-text APIs), but external solution providers are so cheap and reliable that there is really no benefit in doing that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Please note: You need a provider configured for this plugin to do it's magic. If you decide to use the built-in 2captcha provider you need to add funds to your 2captcha account.

2captcha
Currently the only builtin solution provider as it's the cheapest and most reliable, from my experience. If you'd like to throw some free captcha credit my way feel free to signup here (referral link, allows me to write automated tests against their API).
  • Cost: 1000 reCAPTCHAs (and hCaptchas) for 3 USD
  • Delay: Solving a reCAPTCHA takes between 10 to 60 seconds
  • Error rate (incorrect solutions): Very rare
Documentation https://www.npmjs.com/package/puppeteer-extra-plugin-recaptcha-custom