Hey everyone, I’m facing a tricky situation with Puppeteer and Headless Chrome. Whenever I try to access certain websites, I keep getting hit with reCAPTCHA challenges. It seems like the site can tell I’m using automated software.
Here’s the weird part: if I manually open Chrome and do the same steps, no CAPTCHA pops up. It’s driving me nuts!
I’ve got two main questions:
Is there any way to get around these CAPTCHAs when using Puppeteer? Or am I just out of luck?
Does this only happen when I use the headless option? I’ve been trying something like this:
Has anyone else run into this problem? Any tips or tricks would be super helpful. Or is this just something we have to live with when using automation tools? Thanks in advance for any advice!
I’ve encountered this issue as well. One approach that’s worked for me is modifying the User-Agent string. Websites often use this to identify automated browsers. Try setting a more common User-Agent, like one from a popular browser version. You can do this in Puppeteer with:
await page.setUserAgent('Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/91.0.4472.124 Safari/537.36');
Additionally, consider using a stealth plugin for Puppeteer. These plugins help mask various telltale signs of automation. They’re not foolproof, but they can significantly reduce CAPTCHA occurrences.
Remember, ethical web scraping practices are important. Always respect robots.txt and website terms of service.
yo, i’ve had similar probs. try settin’ headless to false, it sometimes tricks sites. also, add some random waits n actions to seem more human-like. if that don’t work, u might need to use captcha solvin services or proxy rotatin. its a pain but keeps changin as sites get smarter
I’ve experienced a similar challenge and found that detection is mostly due to browser automation signatures. In my case, launching the browser in non-headless mode helped some, as it makes the behavior appear more natural to the website. I also experimented with stealth plugins that adjust various parameters to reduce detection. Additionally, rotating IP addresses and introducing random delays and mouse movements contributed to a more human-like browsing pattern. Sometimes, integrating a CAPTCHA solving service is necessary, though it complicates the setup. Overall, it is important to keep exploring different strategies, as website defenses are continuously evolving.