anticaptchaofficial
Official anti-captcha.com library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you have a legitimate need to automate CAPTCHA solving and an active Anti-Captcha account. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive MIT license, and supports a wide range of captcha types with straightforward APIs. No known security vulnerabilities. Install only if you understand the terms of service of the target websites and Anti-Captcha's acceptable use policy.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires an active Anti-Captcha account and API key; solving captchas incurs per-token charges starting from $0.0005 per token.
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (py and requests).
- The package is actively maintained, with a recent release 56 days ago and ongoing commits.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2026-06-19 (56 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-19 · 63 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 133,060 downloads/mo, #11,530 on PyPI
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pip install anticaptchaofficial
from anticaptchaofficial.recaptchav2proxyless import recaptchaV2Proxyless
solver = recaptchaV2Proxyless()
solver.set_key("YOUR_API_KEY")
solver.set_website_url("https://website.com")
solver.set_website_key("SITE_KEY")
g_response = solver.solve_and_return_solution()
if g_response != 0:
print("g-response: " + g_response)
else:
print("error: " + solver.error_code)- Whether the package supports all listed captcha types (image, reCAPTCHA v2/v3 Enterprise, hCaptcha, FunCaptcha, GeeTest v3/v4, Turnstile, Prosopo, Friendly Captcha, Amazon WAF, Altcha) equally well or if some are better-tested than others.
- Whether the 10% commission feature (softId) is actively maintained and reliable.
- Performance characteristics and typical response times for different captcha types.
What it is and what it does
anticaptchaofficial is the official Python client for Anti-Captcha, a captcha-solving service that has operated since 2007. It provides a straightforward API to submit various types of CAPTCHAs—including image text recognition, Google reCAPTCHA (v2 and v3), hCaptcha, FunCaptcha, GeeTest, Turnstile, and several others—to Anti-Captcha's servers and retrieve the solved tokens or text. The library handles the HTTP communication via requests and manages API key authentication, task creation, and result polling.
The package is designed for developers who need to automate CAPTCHA solving in web scraping, testing, or other automation workflows. It exposes solver classes for each captcha type, allowing you to configure parameters (website URL, site keys, etc.), submit the task, and retrieve the solution. Pricing is per-token, starting from $0.0005, and the library supports optional features like reporting incorrect solutions and earning commission through a softId parameter.
Use it for
- Automate web scraping workflows that encounter reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha barriers.
- Test web applications that use CAPTCHA protection without manual intervention.
- Bypass Turnstile or Cloudflare challenges in automated API clients.
- Solve image-based CAPTCHAs in batch processing or data collection pipelines.
- Integrate CAPTCHA solving into security testing or penetration testing tools.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you have a legitimate need to automate CAPTCHA solving and an active Anti-Captcha account.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive MIT license, and supports a wide range of captcha types with straightforward APIs. No known security vulnerabilities. Install only if you understand the terms of service of the target websites and Anti-Captcha's acceptable use policy.
Install
anticaptchaofficial on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (py and requests). The package is actively maintained, with a recent release 56 days ago and ongoing commits. Repository shows modest but steady engagement with 63 stars.
Requires an active Anti-Captcha account and API key; solving captchas incurs per-token charges starting from $0.0005 per token.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install anticaptchaofficial
from anticaptchaofficial.recaptchav2proxyless import recaptchaV2Proxyless
solver = recaptchaV2Proxyless()
solver.set_key("YOUR_API_KEY")
solver.set_website_url("https://website.com")
solver.set_website_key("SITE_KEY")
g_response = solver.solve_and_return_solution()
if g_response != 0:
print("g-response: " + g_response)
else:
print("error: " + solver.error_code)Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports all listed captcha types (image, reCAPTCHA v2/v3 Enterprise, hCaptcha, FunCaptcha, GeeTest v3/v4, Turnstile, Prosopo, Friendly Captcha, Amazon WAF, Altcha) equally well or if some are better-tested than others.
- Whether the 10% commission feature (softId) is actively maintained and reliable.
- Performance characteristics and typical response times for different captcha types.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagespyrequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 56 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 133,060 / month, #11,530 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: anticaptchaofficial-1.0.70-py3-none-any.whl
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