Solve image captcha
Post an image body and receive text from it. Text can only contain digits, letters, special characters and a space. GIF animations are supported, up to 500kb. Custom captchas like "find a cat in this series of images and enter its number" are not supported.
Related tutorial: Learn how to submit a form with an image captcha using Python
Task object
Property | Type | Required | Default value | Purpose |
---|---|---|---|---|
type | String | Yes | ImageToTextTask | Defines the type of task. |
body | String | Yes | File body encoded in base64. Make sure to send it without line breaks. Do not include 'data:image/png,' or similar tags, only clean base64! | |
phrase | Boolean | No | false | false - no requirements true - requires workers to enter an answer with at least one "space". If there are no spaces, they will skip the task, so use it with caution. |
case | Boolean | No | true | false - no requirements true - workers see a special mark indicating that the answer must be entered with case sensitivity. |
numeric | Integer | No | 0 | 0 - no requirements 1 - only numbers are allowed 2 - any letters are allowed except numbers |
math | Boolean | No | false | false - no requirements true - workers see a special mark telling them the answer must be calculated |
minLength | Integer | No | 0 | 0 - no requirements >1 - defines minimum length of the answer |
maxLength | Integer | No | 0 | 0 - no requirements >1 - defines maximum length of the answer |
comment | String | No | Additional comments for workers like "enter red text". The result is not guaranteed and is totally up to the worker. | |
websiteURL | String | No | Optional parameter to distinguish source of image captchas in spending statistics. |
Request example
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#pip3 install anticaptchaofficial
from anticaptchaofficial.imagecaptcha import *
solver = imagecaptcha()
solver.set_verbose(1)
solver.set_key("YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
# Specify softId to earn 10% commission with your app.
# Get your softId here: https://anti-captcha.com/clients/tools/devcenter
solver.set_soft_id(0)
captcha_text = solver.solve_and_return_solution("captcha.jpeg")
if captcha_text != 0:
print "captcha text "+captcha_text
else:
print "task finished with error "+solver.error_code
Task solution object
Property | Type | Purpose |
---|---|---|
text | String | Text from image captcha |
url | String | Web address where we'll store the captcha for the next 24 hours, after which it will be removed. |
Response example
{
"errorId":0,
"status":"ready",
"solution":
{
"text":"deditur",
"url":"http://61.39.233.233/1/147220556452507.jpg"
},
"cost":"0.000700",
"ip":"46.98.54.221",
"createTime":1472205564,
"endTime":1472205570,
"solveCount":"0"
}