capsolver
capsolver python libary
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to solve CAPTCHAs programmatically and have an active Capsolver account. The package is simple, has low install friction, and carries no known vulnerabilities. However, verify API compatibility first—dormant maintenance since mid-2023 means you should test against current Capsolver endpoints before relying on it in production.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a valid Capsolver API key (obtained from the Capsolver service); Python 3.6.8 or later.
- Installation is straightforward with low friction—a pure Python wheel with only requests as a runtime dependency.
- However, the package is dormant: the latest release was 2023-07-20 and the last commit was 2024-11-19, so maintenance is minimal.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you may use, modify, and distribute the package freely in both open and closed projects, with minimal legal friction.
last release 2023-07-20 (1121 days) · last repo commit 2024-11-19 · 73 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 155,710 downloads/mo, #10,802 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install capsolver
import capsolver
capsolver.api_key = "your-api-key"
solution = capsolver.solve({
"type": "ReCaptchaV2TaskProxyLess",
"websiteKey": "...",
"websiteURL": "..."
})
print(solution)- Whether the package works reliably with current versions of supported CAPTCHA services (last release was July 2023).
- Whether the Capsolver API endpoint and authentication scheme remain unchanged since the last release.
- Performance and success rate characteristics for each supported CAPTCHA type.
What it is and what it does
Capsolver is a thin Python wrapper around the Capsolver CAPTCHA-solving service API. It lets you submit CAPTCHA challenges (ReCaptcha, hCaptcha, FunCaptcha, Geetest, and others) to Capsolver's servers and retrieve solutions programmatically. You configure it with an API key, call the solve() method with a CAPTCHA type and parameters, and get back the solution token or text.
The package depends only on requests, making it lightweight to install. However, it is dormant—the latest release was in July 2023 and the last repository commit was in November 2024, so active maintenance is minimal. Before adopting it for production, verify that the Capsolver API and supported CAPTCHA types remain compatible with your use case.
Use it for
- Automate testing of web applications protected by ReCaptcha, hCaptcha, or other supported CAPTCHA types.
- Build web scraping workflows that need to bypass CAPTCHA challenges on target sites.
- Integrate CAPTCHA solving into account registration or login automation scripts.
- Solve image-based CAPTCHA recognition tasks (ImageToTextTask) as part of larger automation pipelines.
- Monitor account balances and usage metrics for your Capsolver service subscription.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need to solve CAPTCHAs programmatically and have an active Capsolver account.
The package is simple, has low install friction, and carries no known vulnerabilities. However, verify API compatibility first—dormant maintenance since mid-2023 means you should test against current Capsolver endpoints before relying on it in production.
Install
capsolver on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is straightforward with low friction—a pure Python wheel with only requests as a runtime dependency. However, the package is dormant: the latest release was 2023-07-20 and the last commit was 2024-11-19, so maintenance is minimal.
Requires a valid Capsolver API key (obtained from the Capsolver service); Python 3.6.8 or later.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you may use, modify, and distribute the package freely in both open and closed projects, with minimal legal friction.
Quickstart
pip install capsolver
import capsolver
capsolver.api_key = "your-api-key"
solution = capsolver.solve({
"type": "ReCaptchaV2TaskProxyLess",
"websiteKey": "...",
"websiteURL": "..."
})
print(solution)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with current versions of supported CAPTCHA services (last release was July 2023).
- Whether the Capsolver API endpoint and authentication scheme remain unchanged since the last release.
- Performance and success rate characteristics for each supported CAPTCHA type.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,121 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 155,710 / month, #10,802 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: capsolver-1.0.7-py3-none-any.whl
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