Where to get TextCaptcha API Key?

[Alfuzzy]

I've been using TextCaptcha for a while now...and it seems to have helped with reducing the number of "Contact Us" spam...and new user registration spammers. Only problem is switching to TextCaptcha seems to generate a lot of server errors (probably one server error for each TextCaptcha challenge).

I noticed in the AdminCP there's a box to input an API Key for TextCaptcha. When I go to textcaptcha.com...to get or sign-up for an API key...I'm not seeing any area to do it. Thought maybe if I got a TextCaptcha API key...it would fix the server error issues.

Does anyone know how you go about getting a TextCaptcha API key?

Thanks

 

[Paul B]

Enter whatever you want - it's a unique key for your site.

The site suggests using an email address or domain.

 

[Alfuzzy]

Thanks Brogan...I must have missed those details in all of the clutter on that page. That page is very "busy"...easy to miss some stuff. I've gotten API's for other captcha types...and they made it much easier (they assign you some sort of long alphanumeric code).

I know the TextCaptcha folks should help me with this (if they even will). I don't fully understand the <format> part...and how this needs to be xml or json (don't know what this means or looks like).

I can figure out the <chooseYourID> part (just use a contact email address). Just don't understand the <format> part (xma or json)

If you or someone can explain that would be great (maybe post a theoretical example of what someone would insert in the API box for TextCaptcha).

Thanks

 

[Paul B]

You don't need to do anything else - XF sends the API calls.

Just enter a unique key.

 

[Alfuzzy]

Would something like this theoretical example (entered into the API box for TextCaptcha in XF)...get the job done?:

http://api.textcaptcha.com/fred@example.com.123456

Thanks

 

[Paul B]

No.

Just enter a random key such as jsdh3478shdsj or whatever you want to use.

 

[Nicolas FR]

@Alfuzzy you can use this generator https://codepen.io/corenominal/pen/rxOmMJ if you lack imagination...

 

[Alfuzzy]

No.

Just enter a random key such as jsdh3478shdsj or whatever you want to use.

Thanks much Brogan. I think I was reading too much ahead regarding the email/contact part...when I only needed the random key/code for now.

Thanks

 

[Alfuzzy]

@Alfuzzy you can use this generator https://codepen.io/corenominal/pen/rxOmMJ if you lack imagination...

No need to be insulting. A lack of imagination never entered the conversation!!!

Thank you for the generator link.

 

[Nicolas FR]

It was not insulting. But nevermind.

 

[Alfuzzy]

It was not insulting. But nevermind.

Of course it was. It's not how you perceive it...it's how it's perceived on the other end.

If you didn't mean it to be insulting...you should have used better wording (you know how text-only forums work). Lol

 

[Nicolas FR]

This is what I find unfortunate on the internet, people no longer know how to write without a smiley and especially no longer know how to read and understand without a smiley... I would have posted exactly the same words but with at the end you would simply have thanked me for the link... It's really unfortunate.

 

[Alfuzzy]

It's not how you perceive what was written...it's how it's perceived at the receiving end.

Instead of saying..."if you lack imagination"...a better phrase would have been..."if need assistance with key generation"...

The words "lack imagination"...have serious negative connotations associated with them when used as they were.

I do thank you for the link.

 

[Nicolas FR]

Well, English is not my native language, so I'm going to yell at Google translate for not having managed to convey the right emotion in its translation from French.

I do thank you for the link.

I saw.

 

[Alfuzzy]

Well, English is not my native language, so I'm going to yell at Google translate for not having managed to convey the right emotion in its translation from French.

Very possible. Google translate is good...but like you said...may not always convey the proper emotion intended.

Sorry...I did not know Google Translate was involved.

 

[Alfuzzy]

Just in case anyone can help...still getting a TextCaptcha related server error after entering a TextCaptcha API key.

Here's a screenshot of the error:



Thanks

 

[Max Taxable]

Here's a screenshot of the error:

What do you get when you click on it?

When a 3rd party service is down you're going to get connection errors.

 

[Alfuzzy]

Get a whole bunch of code.

Here's some from a screenshot.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Alfuzzy]

That's most of the code. Just 2 more lines (30 lines total) that I couldn't get into the screenshot.

Thanks

 

[Max Taxable]

That's most of the code. Just 2 more lines (30 lines total) that I couldn't get into the screenshot.

Thanks

Can't read it, lines are cut off. Can you instead, copy the code and paste it into a reply here using the [ code] bb tags?