solveCaptcha()

DEPRECATED (see sidebar for details). Solves a CAPTCHA image.

This method takes a screenshot of the area indicated by selector and sends it to one of our partners for solving.

If your CAPTCHA image is trivial, an OCR algorithm will quickly return the text, otherwise a human will solve it. This process generally takes less than 30 seconds and accuracy is >90%.

When a result string is returned, 1 is substracted from your daily CAPTCHA counter. In less than 10% of the cases the result will be incorrect — retry at will.

— selector (String)

CSS path indicating which part of the page to take a screenshot of for solving. Be as precise as possible (sending a large image will fail). Often, a selector for the <img> tag works best.

— casperInstance (CasperJS)

CasperJS instance that will be used for capturing the image. When using NickJS, simply put nick.driver.casper here.

— callback (Function(err, result))

Function called when finished (optional).

• err (String): null or a description of what went wrong if something went wrong.
• result (String): the solved CAPTCHA text.

const selector = "div.captcha"
const casperInstance = tab.driver.casper

try {
  const result = await buster.solveCaptcha(selector, casperInstance)
  console.log("The captcha text is:", result)
  //You can fill the input with result to access to the protected data
} catch (err) {
  console.log("Could not solve captcha:", err)
}

const selector = "div.captcha"
const casperInstance = tab.driver.casper

buster.solveCaptcha(selector, casperInstance)
.then((result) => {
  console.log("The captcha text is:", result)
  //You can fill the input with result to access to the protected data
})
.catch((err) => {
  console.log("Could not solve captcha:", err)
})

var selector = "div.captcha"
var casperInstance = tab.driver.casper

buster.solveCaptcha(selector, casperInstance, function(err, result) {
  if (err) {
    console.log("Could not solve captcha:", err)
  } else {
    console.log("The captcha text is:", result)
    //You can fill the input with result to access to the protected data
  }
})