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2Captcha CLI

Solve CAPTCHAs using 2Captcha service via CLI. Use for bypassing captchas during web automation, account creation, or form submission.

Introduction

# 2Captcha Skill

Solve CAPTCHAs programmatically using the 2Captcha human-powered service.

## Installation

```bash # One-line install curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adinvadim/2captcha-cli/main/solve-captcha \ -o /usr/local/bin/solve-captcha && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/solve-captcha

# Verify solve-captcha --version ```

## Configuration

```bash # Save your 2Captcha API key mkdir -p ~/.config/2captcha echo "YOUR_API_KEY" > ~/.config/2captcha/api-key

# Or use environment variable export TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY="your-key" ```

Get your API key at https://2captcha.com/enterpage

## Quick Reference

### Check Balance First ```bash ./solve-captcha balance ```

### Image CAPTCHA ```bash # From file ./solve-captcha image /path/to/captcha.png

# From URL ./solve-captcha image "https://site.com/captcha.jpg"

# With options ./solve-captcha image captcha.png --numeric 1 --math ./solve-captcha image captcha.png --comment "Enter red letters only" ```

### reCAPTCHA v2 ```bash ./solve-captcha recaptcha2 --sitekey "6Le-wvk..." --url "https://example.com" ```

### reCAPTCHA v3 ```bash ./solve-captcha recaptcha3 --sitekey "KEY" --url "URL" --action "submit" --min-score 0.7 ```

### hCaptcha ```bash ./solve-captcha hcaptcha --sitekey "KEY" --url "URL" ```

### Cloudflare Turnstile ```bash ./solve-captcha turnstile --sitekey "0x4AAA..." --url "URL" ```

### FunCaptcha (Arkose) ```bash ./solve-captcha funcaptcha --public-key "KEY" --url "URL" ```

### GeeTest ```bash # v3 ./solve-captcha geetest --gt "GT" --challenge "CHALLENGE" --url "URL"

# v4 ./solve-captcha geetest4 --captcha-id "ID" --url "URL" ```

### Text Question ```bash ./solve-captcha text "What color is the sky?" --lang en ```

## Finding CAPTCHA Parameters

### reCAPTCHA sitekey Look for: - `data-sitekey` attribute in HTML - `k=` parameter in reCAPTCHA iframe URL - Network request to `google.com/recaptcha/api2/anchor`

### hCaptcha sitekey Look for: - `data-sitekey` in hCaptcha div - Network requests to `hcaptcha.com`

### Turnstile sitekey Look for: - `data-sitekey` in Turnstile widget - `cf-turnstile` class elements

## Workflow for Browser Automation

1. **Detect CAPTCHA** - Check if page has captcha element 2. **Extract params** - Get sitekey/challenge from page source 3. **Solve via CLI** - Call solve-captcha with params 4. **Inject token** - Set `g-recaptcha-response` or callback

### Example: Inject reCAPTCHA Token ```javascript // After getting token from solve-captcha document.getElementById('g-recaptcha-response').value = token; // Or call callback if defined ___grecaptcha_cfg.clients[0].callback(token); ```

## Cost Awareness

- Check balance before heavy automation - Image: ~$0.001 per solve - reCAPTCHA/hCaptcha/Turnstile: ~$0.003 per solve

## Error Handling

Common errors: - `ERROR_ZERO_BALANCE` - Top up account - `ERROR_NO_SLOT_AVAILABLE` - Retry in few seconds - `ERROR_CAPTCHA_UNSOLVABLE` - Bad image or impossible captcha - `ERROR_WRONG_CAPTCHA_ID` - Invalid task ID

## Notes

- Solving takes 10-60 seconds depending on type - reCAPTCHA v3 may need multiple attempts for high scores - Some sites detect automation - use carefully - Tokens expire! Use within 2-5 minutes

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