https://github.com/healeycodes/captcha-api

🔒 An API for generating CAPTCHAs from scratch (Node.js)
https://github.com/healeycodes/captcha-api

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🔒 An API for generating CAPTCHAs from scratch (Node.js)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/healeycodes/captcha-api
• Owner: healeycodes
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-11-10T13:13:05.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-24T00:45:06.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-05T17:43:19.561Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: canvas, captcha, captcha-generator, jest, nodejs
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://healeycodes.com/javascript/webdev/node/tutorial/2019/11/11/lets-generate-captchas.html
• Size: 341 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 17
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# CAPTCHA API ![](https://github.com/healeycodes/captcha-api/workflows/Node%20CI/badge.svg)

> My blog post: [Let's Build a CAPTCHA Generator with Node.js](https://healeycodes.com/javascript/webdev/node/tutorial/2019/11/11/lets-generate-captchas.html)




🔒 Keep those nasty bots out with a home-grown CAPTCHA!

![](https://github.com/healeycodes/captcha-api/blob/master/preview.jpg)




### Install

`npm i`

### Run

`npm start`

### API

All routes default to 200x100 size unless specified.

- `/test/:width?/:height?/`

    - Get a web page with an image element to manually test the API.

- `/captcha/:width?/:height?/`

    - Get a CAPTCHA object for proper usage.

    - `{ "image": , "text":  }`

### Test

Uses Jest to run integration tests.

`npm test`




n.b. CAPTCHAs are [not accessible](https://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/) and in some cases not even effective.