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Hey @tmilewski @alexcarpenter @nikosdouvlis. Reopening #8944, which the stale bot closed, now brought up to date with main. This PR adds Prosopo as an opt-in alternative to Turnstile, behind displayConfig.captchaProvider.

Why

Prosopo has EU data residency and advanced bot detection - harder to bypass than default Cloudflare Turnstile.

What

  • CaptchaProvider widened to 'turnstile' | 'prosopo' (default unchanged).
  • New getProcaptchaToken; getCaptchaToken dispatches by provider.
  • Modal/smart/invisible decision pulled into a shared resolveCaptchaContainer helper used by both providers.
  • CaptchaChallenge.invisible() now reads captchaProvider from displayConfig instead of hardcoding 'turnstile'.

Tests

19 unit tests, mocked window.procaptcha (same pattern as the existing Turnstile suite — neither hits a live CDN).

Backend dependency

Needs display_config.captcha_provider: "prosopo" from FAPI to actually fire. Frontend half lands first; happy to coordinate on the backend side.

Please let me know your thoughts.

forgetso and others added 9 commits June 22, 2026 16:31
Adds 'prosopo' alongside 'turnstile' in CaptchaProvider and a new
getProcaptchaToken that mirrors the invisible + smart flows from
turnstile.ts. When displayConfig.captchaProvider is 'prosopo', clerk-js
loads the Procaptcha bundle from js.prosopo.io and renders into the
existing invisible/smart containers. Turnstile remains the default.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Pull the modal/smart/invisible container decision out of turnstile.ts and
prosopo.ts into a single resolveCaptchaContainer helper, plus a matching
cleanupCaptchaContainer for the side effects (modal close, invisible div
removal). Each provider keeps its own visual styling (Turnstile's
maxHeight/min-height dance, Prosopo's reserved height) and its own
render() call.

Also:
- Point the Procaptcha load-failure warning at js.prosopo.io + Prosopo
  CSP docs rather than the Cloudflare-flavored guidance.
- Add router test for getCaptchaToken (turnstile vs prosopo dispatch).
- Add CaptchaChallenge test that .invisible() and .managedOrInvisible()
  both honour displayConfig.captchaProvider.
- Expand prosopo.test.ts with smart, modal, modal-not-ready, error-
  callback, expired-callback, and script-load-failure cases. Validates
  the warning now points at Prosopo's CSP docs.

15 captcha tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Procaptcha runtime calls error-callback with an Error built from the
underlying challenge failure (procaptcha/modules/Manager.ts:193 and
procaptcha-frictionless/ProcaptchaFrictionless.tsx:222,240 both call
events.onError(new Error(message)), which defaultCallbacks.ts:129
forwards to the user-supplied error-callback).

Earlier draft of this file assumed no argument was passed and rejected
with a hardcoded 'procaptcha_error'. Type the callback the way the
runtime actually behaves and surface error.message, with the previous
identifier kept as a defensive fallback. New test asserts both branches.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- waitForElement on the modal container is unbounded, so a missing modal
  container could hang the auth flow indefinitely. Race against a 5s
  timeout and throw { captchaError: 'modal_container_not_found' } on
  expiry.
- The invisible flow used a shared .clerk-invisible-captcha class
  selector for both render and cleanup. Two concurrent challenges would
  render into the same node and the second cleanup could remove the
  first's container. Mint a per-instance id ('<class>-<ts>-<n>'),
  return that id as the selector, and pass it into cleanup so each
  challenge only removes its own node.
- New containerResolver.test.ts covers the timeout path and asserts
  concurrent invisible challenges resolve to distinct containers and
  clean up independently. Existing turnstile.test.ts updated to match
  the new id-based selector format (the element still carries the
  class).

Both issues were pre-existing in turnstile.ts and inherited by the
refactor; flagged by CodeRabbit on PR clerk#8944.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds prosopo as a CAPTCHA provider and routes configured requests to Procaptcha. Both Procaptcha and Turnstile use shared CAPTCHA container resolution and cleanup. Procaptcha support includes bundle loading, invisible, smart, and modal widget flows, token handling, and error handling. Tests cover provider routing, container behavior, and Procaptcha outcomes.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Suggested reviewers: anagstef, nikosdouvlis

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 0d0c1

Prosopo modal challenges can block sign-in or sign-up, and a failed modal setup can leave an unusable modal open. Fix those paths and isolate concurrent widgets before merging.

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@packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/__tests__/prosopo.test.ts:
- Around line 157-190: Update the Prosopo modal flow in getProcaptchaToken to
render with size set to invisible and call the widget’s execute method; extend
the modal test to assert the invisible size and that execute runs exactly once,
while preserving the existing siteKey assertion.

Review comments at @packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/containerResolver.ts:
- Around line 71-79: Update resolveCaptchaContainer so that when the container
wait times out, it awaits closeModal as best-effort cleanup, swallowing any
cleanup failure so the existing modal_container_not_found error is still thrown.

Review comments at @packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/prosopo.ts:
- Around line 126-128: Update the Prosopo render flow so `containerType ===
'modal'` uses `size: 'invisible'` and calls `captcha.execute()`, just like the
existing invisible-container flow. Keep the current behavior for other container
types.
- Around line 130-135: Update the ProcaptchaApi types and the render flow so the
ID returned by captcha.render is captured and reused for the matching widget’s
captcha.execute and captcha.reset calls. Keep operations scoped to that widget
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describe('modal flow', () => {
it('opens the modal, renders into the modal container, and closes the modal on success', async () => {
installProcaptchaMock(call => setTimeout(() => call.options.callback('modal_token'), 0));

const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
wrapper.id = 'cl-modal-captcha-wrapper';
const container = document.createElement('div');
container.id = 'cl-modal-captcha-container';
document.body.append(wrapper, container);

const openModal = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
const closeModal = vi.fn(async () => undefined);

const result = await getProcaptchaToken({
captchaProvider: 'prosopo',
siteKey: 'visible-key',
invisibleSiteKey: 'invisible-key',
widgetType: 'invisible',
modalContainerQuerySelector: '#cl-modal-captcha-container',
modalWrapperQuerySelector: '#cl-modal-captcha-wrapper',
openModal,
closeModal,
});

expect(openModal).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
// Once from the callback, once from the finally-cleanup.
expect(closeModal).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(result.captchaWidgetType).toBe('invisible');

const [containerArg, optionsArg] = ((window as any).procaptcha.render as any).mock.calls[0];
expect((containerArg as HTMLElement).id).toBe('cl-modal-captcha-container');
// Modal flow uses the (visible) siteKey, not the invisible fallback.
expect(optionsArg.siteKey).toBe('visible-key');
});

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the Prosopo modal render mode and the execute() call.

The modal test passes even when the modal never starts a challenge. The mock calls callback('modal_token') directly, and the test does not check the size render option or any execute() call. A modal path that renders the default visible widget and never executes it would still pass.

Do not assert that the modal wrapper becomes visible. In invisible mode, the wrapper stays hidden, and the Prosopo SDK opens its own challenge when execute() runs. Check the render options and the execute() call instead. Add the size assertion next to the existing siteKey check:

Suggested test assertion
       const [containerArg, optionsArg] = ((window as any).procaptcha.render as any).mock.calls[0];
       expect((containerArg as HTMLElement).id).toBe('cl-modal-captcha-container');
+      expect(optionsArg.size).toBe('invisible');
       // Modal flow uses the (visible) siteKey, not the invisible fallback.
       expect(optionsArg.siteKey).toBe('visible-key');

Also assert that the mocked execute() runs once in the modal flow. This assertion fails until the Prosopo modal branch sets size: 'invisible' and calls execute(). The current branch does neither.

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describe('modal flow', () => {
it('opens the modal, renders into the modal container, and closes the modal on success', async () => {
installProcaptchaMock(call => setTimeout(() => call.options.callback('modal_token'), 0));
const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
wrapper.id = 'cl-modal-captcha-wrapper';
const container = document.createElement('div');
container.id = 'cl-modal-captcha-container';
document.body.append(wrapper, container);
const openModal = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
const closeModal = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
const result = await getProcaptchaToken({
captchaProvider: 'prosopo',
siteKey: 'visible-key',
invisibleSiteKey: 'invisible-key',
widgetType: 'invisible',
modalContainerQuerySelector: '#cl-modal-captcha-container',
modalWrapperQuerySelector: '#cl-modal-captcha-wrapper',
openModal,
closeModal,
});
expect(openModal).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
// Once from the callback, once from the finally-cleanup.
expect(closeModal).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(result.captchaWidgetType).toBe('invisible');
const [containerArg, optionsArg] = ((window as any).procaptcha.render as any).mock.calls[0];
expect((containerArg as HTMLElement).id).toBe('cl-modal-captcha-container');
// Modal flow uses the (visible) siteKey, not the invisible fallback.
expect(optionsArg.siteKey).toBe('visible-key');
});
describe('modal flow', () => {
it('opens the modal, renders into the modal container, and closes the modal on success', async () => {
installProcaptchaMock(call => setTimeout(() => call.options.callback('modal_token'), 0));
const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
wrapper.id = 'cl-modal-captcha-wrapper';
const container = document.createElement('div');
container.id = 'cl-modal-captcha-container';
document.body.append(wrapper, container);
const openModal = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
const closeModal = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
const result = await getProcaptchaToken({
captchaProvider: 'prosopo',
siteKey: 'visible-key',
invisibleSiteKey: 'invisible-key',
widgetType: 'invisible',
modalContainerQuerySelector: '#cl-modal-captcha-container',
modalWrapperQuerySelector: '#cl-modal-captcha-wrapper',
openModal,
closeModal,
});
expect(openModal).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
// Once from the callback, once from the finally-cleanup.
expect(closeModal).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(result.captchaWidgetType).toBe('invisible');
const [containerArg, optionsArg] = ((window as any).procaptcha.render as any).mock.calls[0];
expect((containerArg as HTMLElement).id).toBe('cl-modal-captcha-container');
expect(optionsArg.size).toBe('invisible');
// Modal flow uses the (visible) siteKey, not the invisible fallback.
expect(optionsArg.siteKey).toBe('visible-key');
});
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Review comment at @packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/__tests__/prosopo.test.ts
around lines 157 - 190:
Update the Prosopo modal flow in getProcaptchaToken to render with size set to
invisible and call the widget’s execute method; extend the modal test to assert
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// waitForElement never rejects, so race it against a timeout to keep the auth flow from hanging.
const el = await Promise.race<Element | null>([
waitForElement(modalContainerQuerySelector),
new Promise<null>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(null), MODAL_CONTAINER_TIMEOUT_MS)),
]);
if (!el) {
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/only-throw-error
throw { captchaError: 'modal_container_not_found' };
}

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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set -eu
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rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'interface CaptchaOptions' -e 'type CaptchaOptions' -e 'closeModal' -e 'getTurnstileToken' packages/clerk-js/src
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printf '%s\n' '--- prosopo full function and imports ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- modal implementations/references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' -e 'closeModal:' -e 'closeModal =' -e 'closeModal()' -e 'closeModal?.()' -e 'openModal' packages/clerk-js/src packages/ui/src || test "$?" -eq 1

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rg -n -F --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' -e '__internal_openBlankCaptchaModal' -e '__internal_closeBlankCaptchaModal' -e 'blankCaptcha' packages/clerk-js/src packages/ui/src
printf '%s\n' '--- CaptchaOptions declaration ---'
sed -n '1,45p' packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/types.ts
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Close the modal when the container wait times out.

resolveCaptchaContainer opens the modal before waiting for its container. If the container does not appear within five seconds, it throws before either provider enters its try/finally, so the modal can remain open.

Because closeModal is asynchronous, handle it as a best-effort async cleanup without replacing modal_container_not_found. The pending timer after early success is bounded and has no further side effect, so it is not a separate material issue here.

🐛 Suggested fix
     if (!el) {
+      try {
+        await opts.closeModal?.();
+      } catch {
+        // Preserve the container-timeout error if modal cleanup fails.
+      }
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/only-throw-error
       throw { captchaError: 'modal_container_not_found' };
     }
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// waitForElement never rejects, so race it against a timeout to keep the auth flow from hanging.
const el = await Promise.race<Element | null>([
waitForElement(modalContainerQuerySelector),
new Promise<null>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(null), MODAL_CONTAINER_TIMEOUT_MS)),
]);
if (!el) {
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/only-throw-error
throw { captchaError: 'modal_container_not_found' };
}
// waitForElement never rejects, so race it against a timeout to keep the auth flow from hanging.
const el = await Promise.race<Element | null>([
waitForElement(modalContainerQuerySelector),
new Promise<null>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(null), MODAL_CONTAINER_TIMEOUT_MS)),
]);
if (!el) {
try {
await opts.closeModal?.();
} catch {
// Preserve the container-timeout error if modal cleanup fails.
}
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/only-throw-error
throw { captchaError: 'modal_container_not_found' };
}
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awaits closeModal as best-effort cleanup, swallowing any cleanup failure so the
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if (containerType === 'invisible') {
renderOptions.size = 'invisible';
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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set -eu
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sed -n '670,710p' packages/ui/src/Components.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- shared resolver and challenge caller ---'
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sed -n '1,130p' packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/CaptchaChallenge.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- Prosopo implementation and tests ---'
sed -n '1,230p' packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/prosopo.ts
sed -n '1,245p' packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha/__tests__/prosopo.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- repository Prosopo references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{ts,tsx,md,json,yml,yaml}' -e 'procaptcha' -e 'Procaptcha' -e 'prosopo' packages docs .github 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1

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🌐 Web query:

Prosopo Procaptcha explicit render API invisible execute interactive challenge modal visibility official documentation

💡 Result:

<source_evidence>
<source kind="search">
<title>Client-side rendering | Docs</title>
<location>https://docs.prosopo.io/en/basics/client-side-rendering/</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today;     document.getElementById(&#39;procaptcha-script&#39;).addEventListener(&#39;load&#39;, function () { ... Underneath it calls `window.procaptcha.execute(widgetId)` with the id `render()` returned, which you can also call yourself. ... In invisible mode, `execute()` also starts a manual widget, and opens its challenge immediately if the provider asks for one.

# Client-side rendering

First, you must include the Procaptcha JavaScript resource somewhere in your HTML page. The `&lt;script&gt;` must be loaded via HTTPS and can be placed anywhere on the page. Inside the `&lt;head&gt;` tag or immediately after the `.procaptcha` container are both fine.
    
    `
    
    &lt;script type=&quot;module&quot; src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
    
    &lt;script nomodule src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.iife.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
    
    `

The `nomodule` fallback ensures the widget also loads in environments that do not execute ES module scripts (older browsers, some crawlers).

Now, you can either render the Procaptcha widget implicitly or explicitly.

## Implicit Rendering

Section titled Implicit Rendering

Add an empty DOM container where the Procaptcha widget will be inserted automatically. The container is typically a `&lt;div&gt;` (but can be any element) and must have class `procaptcha` and a `data-sitekey` attribute set to your public site key.
    
    `
    
    &lt;body&gt;
    
        &lt;div class=&quot;procaptcha&quot; data-sitekey=&quot;your_site_key&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
    
    &lt;/body&gt;
    
    `

Typically, you’ll want to include the empty `.procaptcha` container inside an HTML form. When a captcha is successfully solved, a hidden JSON payload will automatically be added to your form that you can then POST to your server for verification. You can retrieve it server side with POST parameter `procaptcha-response`.

Here’s a full example where Procaptcha is being used to protect a signup form from automated abuse. When the form is submitted, the `procaptcha-response` token will be included with the email and password POST data after the captcha is solved.

### Example of implicit rendering

Section titled Example of implicit rendering
    
    `
    
    &lt;html&gt;
    
        &lt;head&gt;
    
            &lt;title&gt;Procaptcha Demo&lt;/title&gt;
    
            &lt;script type=&quot;module&quot; src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
    
            &lt;script nomodule src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.iife.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
    
        &lt;/head&gt;
    
        &lt;body&gt;
    
            &lt;form action=&quot;&quot; method=&quot;POST&quot;&gt;
    
                &lt;input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;email&quot; placeholder=&quot;Email&quot; /&gt;
    
                &lt;input type=&quot;password&quot; name=&quot;password&quot; placeholder=&quot;Password&quot; /&gt;
    
                &lt;div class=&quot;procaptcha&quot; data-sitekey=&quot;your_site_key&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
    
                &lt;br /&gt;
    
                &lt;input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; /&gt;
    
            &lt;/form&gt;
    
        &lt;/body&gt;
    
    &lt;/html&gt;
    
    `

## Explicit Rendering

Section titled Explicit Rendering

If you prefer to render the widget yourself, you can use the `Procaptcha.render()` method. The `Procaptcha.render()` must be called after the procaptcha.bundle.js script has loaded.

### Example of explicit rendering

Section titled Example of explicit rendering

The script is loaded in the head of the document and given the id `procaptcha-script`. A container is created with the id `procaptcha-container` where the widget will be rendered.
    
    `
    
    &lt;html&gt;
    
        &lt;head&gt;
 …[truncated]</excerpt>
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<title>Invisible CAPTCHA (Beta) | Docs</title>
<location>https://docs.prosopo.io/en/basics/invisible-captcha/</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today;             import { render, execute } from &quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.js&quot; ...                 // Render invisible CAPTCHA. render() is async, so await it before

# Invisible CAPTCHA (Beta)

Invisible CAPTCHA provides seamless bot protection without interrupting the user experience. The CAPTCHA challenge runs in the background and only presents a visible challenge if additional verification is needed.

Beta Feature

Invisible CAPTCHA is currently in beta. Features and behavior may change in future releases.

Tier Restriction

Invisible CAPTCHA is only available for Professional and Enterprise tier users. Free tier users cannot access this feature.

## Overview

Section titled Overview

Invisible CAPTCHA works by:

  1. Running verification challenges in the background
  2. Analyzing user behavior and browser characteristics
  3. Only showing a visible challenge if the user appears suspicious
  4. Providing a smooth experience for legitimate users

## Making a widget invisible

Section titled Making a widget invisible

`data-size=&quot;invisible&quot;` is what makes the widget invisible. Put it on the element that submits the form:
    
    `
    
    &lt;button
    
        class=&quot;procaptcha&quot;
    
        data-sitekey=&quot;your_site_key&quot;
    
        data-size=&quot;invisible&quot;
    
        data-callback=&quot;onCaptchaSuccess&quot;&gt;
    
        Submit
    
    &lt;/button&gt;
    
    `

Which challenge runs behind it is a property of the site key, chosen in the Prosopo portal — see CAPTCHA Types. On a `frictionless` site key most visitors complete an invisible Proof of Work and never see anything; a visitor who scores as risky is shown a puzzle or an image challenge at the point of submission.

## Implementation Methods

Section titled Implementation Methods

### Implicit Rendering

Section titled Implicit Rendering

Add the `procaptcha` class and data attributes directly to your form elements:
    
    `
    
    &lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;
    
    &lt;html&gt;
    
    &lt;head&gt;
    
        &lt;script type=&quot;module&quot; src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
    
        &lt;script nomodule src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.iife.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
    
    &lt;/head&gt;
    
    &lt;body&gt;
    
        &lt;form&gt;
    
            &lt;input type=&quot;email&quot; name=&quot;email&quot; required&gt;
    
            &lt;button
    
                type=&quot;button&quot;
    
                class=&quot;procaptcha&quot;
    
                data-sitekey=&quot;your_site_key&quot;
    
                data-size=&quot;invisible&quot;
    
                data-callback=&quot;handleSubmit&quot;
    
                data-failed-callback=&quot;handleFailure&quot;&gt;
    
                Submit Form
    
            &lt;/button&gt;
    
        &lt;/form&gt;
    
    
    
    
        &lt;script&gt;
    
            function handleSubmit(token) {
    
                console.log(&#39;CAPTCHA verified:&#39;, token);
    
                // Submit your form with the token
    
            }
    
    
    
    
            function handleFailure() {
    
                console.log(&#39;CAPTCHA verification failed&#39;);
    
                // Handle failure case
    
            }
    
        &lt;/script&gt;
    
    &lt;/body&gt;
    
    &lt;/html&gt;
    
    `

### Explicit Rendering

Section titled Explicit Rendering

For more control over the CAPTCHA lifecycle:
    
    `
    
    &lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;
    
    &lt;html&gt;
    
    &lt;head&gt;
    
        &lt;script type=&quot;module&quot; src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
    
        &lt;script nomodule src=&quot;https://js.prosopo.io/js/procaptcha.bundle.iife.js&quot; async defer&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<title>Procaptcha: the GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA widget - Prosopo</title>
<location>https://prosopo.io/products/procaptcha/</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 2 weeks ago;     One render option — `size: &quot;invisible&quot;` — and a submit handler that calls `procaptcha.execute()` and waits for the callback rather than posting straight away. ... React, Vue, Angular and Svelte integrations are in the docs.

Invisible
    Nothing renders. Verification runs when the visitor submits, so the form&#39;s own button becomes the trigger and the widget takes up no layout space at all.

What changes in your code
    One render option — `size: &quot;invisible&quot;` — and a submit handler that calls `procaptcha.execute()` and waits for the callback rather than posting straight away.

Which to choose
    Invisible suits a form that already has one obvious submit. Checkbox is the safer default when visitors benefit from seeing that a check happened, and it is the only mode where a challenge can be anchored to the widget.

Invisible CAPTCHA explained →

##### How challenge placement works

Where the challenge opens on the occasions one is needed.

Popup
    Centred over the page behind a dimmed backdrop. Works wherever the widget sits, including below the fold, and is the default.

Float
    Anchored to the widget itself, opening beside the checkbox like a dropdown, so the challenge stays in the context of the form being filled in.

Why Float greys out
    An invisible widget renders nothing for a floating challenge to anchor to, so the bundle resolves that combination back to popup. The control disables Float rather than letting you pick a placement that will not happen.

What changes in your code
    One render option — `placement` — with no markup or layout changes on your side either way.

#### Sign in

Checkbox mode: verify with the widget below.

Email address [Input: you@example.com]

Password [Input: ••••••••]

[Button: Sign in]

Verified

Your backend would now check this token against `/siteverify`.

`` [Button: Try another challenge]

Like what you see? Get a site key free — 10,000 verifications a month, no card required.

</excerpt>
</source>
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<title>Prosopo Procaptcha Documentation | Docs</title>
<location>https://docs.prosopo.io/en/</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 4 days ago; # Prosopo Procaptcha Documentation

# Prosopo Procaptcha Documentation

Prosopo Procaptcha is an open-source, drop-in replacement for reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile that protects user privacy and collects minimal data.

Image: prosopo procaptcha pow captcha challenge

Sign up for free and get your sitekey today. You need a sitekey to use this library.

## Get Started

Section titled Get Started

Once you have your site key and secret key, follow our guide on how to get started with Procaptcha.

## Demos

Section titled Demos

### HTML Demo

Section titled HTML Demo

You can view an end-to-end example of how to implement Procaptcha in a simple HTML page in our client-bundle-example and client-example-server packages. Details of how to run the examples are in the documentation at the previous links.

### Framework Integrations

Section titled Framework Integrations

Various frameworks have been integrated with Procaptcha. You can find the documentation for each framework below:

  * React Integration
  * Vue Integration
  * Angular Integration
  * Svelte Integration</excerpt>
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<title>Server-side verification | Docs</title>
<location>https://docs.prosopo.io/en/basics/server-side-verification/</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search4 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; By adding the client side code, you were able to render a Procaptcha widget that identified if users were real people or automated bots.When the captcha succeeded, the Procaptcha script inserted unique data into your form data, which is then sent to your server for verification.

# Server-side verification

By adding the client side code, you were able to render a Procaptcha widget that identified if users were real people or automated bots. When the captcha succeeded, the Procaptcha script inserted unique data into your form data, which is then sent to your server for verification. The are currently two options for verifying the user’s response server side:

## API Verification

Section titled API Verification

To verify that the token is indeed real and valid, you must now verify it at the API endpoint:

https://api.prosopo.io/siteverify

EU-only and US-only endpoints are also available if you prefer your data to be processed in a specific region:

  * https://eu-api.prosopo.io/siteverify
  * https://us-api.prosopo.io/siteverify

The endpoint expects a POST request with the `procaptcha-response` token. You must also pass your secret key, which you can obtain by logging in to our customer portal.
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Citations:

- 1: https://docs.prosopo.io/en/basics/invisible-captcha/?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://docs.prosopo.io/en/basics/client-side-rendering/?utm_source=openai

Use Prosopo’s invisible mode for the modal flow.

The modal resolver returns containerType: 'modal', but this code sets size: 'invisible' and calls execute() only for containerType === 'invisible'. The modal therefore renders Prosopo’s default visible widget inside a wrapper with visibility: hidden and pointer-events: none. A user-required challenge cannot be started from that hidden widget, so the token promise can remain pending.

Configure modal containers as invisible. Prosopo’s invisible execute() path opens the interactive challenge independently when required.

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-      if (containerType === 'invisible') {
+      if (containerType === 'invisible' || containerType === 'modal') {
        renderOptions.size = 'invisible';
      }

      Promise.resolve(captcha.render(containerEl, renderOptions))
        .then(() => {
          // Invisible widgets do not auto-challenge — execute() dispatches the event the bundle's
          // invisible component is listening for once it has mounted.
-          if (containerType === 'invisible') {
+          if (containerType === 'invisible' || containerType === 'modal') {
            captcha.execute();
          }
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Promise.resolve(captcha.render(containerEl, renderOptions))
.then(() => {
// Invisible widgets do not auto-challenge — execute() dispatches the event the bundle's
// invisible component is listening for once it has mounted.
if (containerType === 'invisible') {
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Capture and reuse the Procaptcha widget ID.

The helper discards the ID returned by captcha.render(...). The loaded Procaptcha bundle executes all registered widgets when execute() has no ID and resets all registered widgets when reset() has no ID. Two concurrent Prosopo requests can therefore start both widgets, and one request can destroy and remount the other request's active widget.

Capture the render ID and pass it to both operations. This is separate from modal sizing, execute timing, and timeout cleanup.

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 type ProcaptchaApi = {
-  render: (element: Element, options: ProcaptchaRenderOptions) => Promise<void> | void;
-  reset: () => void;
-  execute: () => void;
+  render: (element: Element, options: ProcaptchaRenderOptions) => Promise<string | undefined> | string | undefined;
+  reset: (widgetId?: string) => void;
+  execute: (widgetId?: string) => void;
   ready: (fn: () => void) => void;
 };
...
   let captchaToken = '';
+  let widgetId: string | undefined;
...
-      Promise.resolve(captcha.render(containerEl, renderOptions))
-        .then(() => {
+      Promise.resolve(captcha.render(containerEl, renderOptions))
+        .then(id => {
+          widgetId = id;
           // Invisible widgets do not auto-challenge — execute() dispatches the event the bundle's
           // invisible component is listening for once it has mounted.
           if (containerType === 'invisible') {
-            captcha.execute();
+            captcha.execute(widgetId);
           }
         })
...
-      captcha.reset();
+      if (widgetId) {
+        captcha.reset(widgetId);
+      }
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Update the ProcaptchaApi types and the render flow so the ID returned by
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Hey @forgetso, sorry for the late response. I checked with the team and were not in a position to integrate another vendor at this stage. Will keep this in mind in the future. Thank you.

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