VS Code Extension for CaptchaAI API Development

A VS Code extension tailored for CaptchaAI development can speed up your workflow — detect sitekeys in code, test solves from the editor, show your balance in the status bar, and insert code snippets for common API patterns.

Extension Features

Feature	What It Does
Balance status bar	Shows current CaptchaAI balance at a glance
Solve command	Submit a CAPTCHA solve directly from VS Code
Sitekey detection	Highlight and extract sitekeys from open files
Code snippets	Insert boilerplate for reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, hCaptcha API calls
Error lookup	Hover over error codes to see descriptions

Extension Structure

captchaai-vscode/
├── package.json
├── src/
│   └── extension.js
├── snippets/
│   ├── python.json
│   └── javascript.json
└── README.md

package.json

{
  "name": "captchaai-dev-tools",
  "displayName": "CaptchaAI Dev Tools",
  "description": "CaptchaAI API development tools for VS Code",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "engines": { "vscode": "^1.80.0" },
  "categories": ["Snippets", "Other"],
  "activationEvents": ["onStartupFinished"],
  "main": "./src/extension.js",
  "contributes": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "command": "captchaai.checkBalance",
        "title": "CaptchaAI: Check Balance"
      },
      {
        "command": "captchaai.solveRecaptcha",
        "title": "CaptchaAI: Solve reCAPTCHA v2"
      },
      {
        "command": "captchaai.solveTurnstile",
        "title": "CaptchaAI: Solve Turnstile"
      },
      {
        "command": "captchaai.detectSitekey",
        "title": "CaptchaAI: Detect Sitekey in File"
      }
    ],
    "configuration": {
      "title": "CaptchaAI",
      "properties": {
        "captchaai.apiKey": {
          "type": "string",
          "default": "",
          "description": "Your CaptchaAI API key"
        },
        "captchaai.showBalance": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": true,
          "description": "Show balance in status bar"
        },
        "captchaai.pollInterval": {
          "type": "number",
          "default": 5,
          "description": "Poll interval in seconds"
        }
      }
    },
    "snippets": [
      {
        "language": "python",
        "path": "./snippets/python.json"
      },
      {
        "language": "javascript",
        "path": "./snippets/javascript.json"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Extension Implementation

// src/extension.js
const vscode = require("vscode");

const API_BASE = "https://ocr.captchaai.com";

function getApiKey() {
  const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("captchaai");
  const key = config.get("apiKey");
  if (!key) {
    vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
      "CaptchaAI: Set your API key in Settings → CaptchaAI"
    );
    return null;
  }
  return key;
}

// --- Balance Status Bar ---

let balanceStatusBar;
let balanceInterval;

async function updateBalance() {
  const key = getApiKey();
  if (!key) return;

  try {
    const url = new URL(`${API_BASE}/res.php`);
    url.searchParams.set("key", key);
    url.searchParams.set("action", "getbalance");
    url.searchParams.set("json", "1");

    const response = await fetch(url);
    const result = await response.json();

    if (result.status === 1) {
      const balance = parseFloat(result.request).toFixed(2);
      balanceStatusBar.text = `$(credit-card) CaptchaAI: $${balance}`;
      balanceStatusBar.tooltip = `CaptchaAI Balance: $${balance}`;
    } else {
      balanceStatusBar.text = "$(warning) CaptchaAI: Error";
    }
  } catch {
    balanceStatusBar.text = "$(warning) CaptchaAI: Offline";
  }
}

// --- Solve Command ---

async function solveCaptcha(method, extraFields) {
  const key = getApiKey();
  if (!key) return;

  const sitekey = await vscode.window.showInputBox({
    prompt: "Enter the CAPTCHA sitekey",
    placeHolder: "6LeIxAcTAAAAAJcZ...",
  });
  if (!sitekey) return;

  const pageurl = await vscode.window.showInputBox({
    prompt: "Enter the page URL",
    placeHolder: "https://example.com",
  });
  if (!pageurl) return;

  const params = {
    key,
    method,
    pageurl,
    json: 1,
    ...extraFields,
  };

  if (method === "userrecaptcha") {
    params.googlekey = sitekey;
  } else {
    params.sitekey = sitekey;
  }

  // Submit
  vscode.window.withProgress(
    {
      location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
      title: "CaptchaAI: Solving...",
      cancellable: true,
    },
    async (progress, cancellation) => {
      try {
        const submitResponse = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/in.php`, {
          method: "POST",
          body: new URLSearchParams(params),
        });
        const submitResult = await submitResponse.json();

        if (submitResult.status !== 1) {
          vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
            `CaptchaAI: ${submitResult.request || "Submit failed"}`
          );
          return;
        }

        const taskId = submitResult.request;
        progress.report({ message: `Task ${taskId} submitted` });

        // Poll
        const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("captchaai");
        const interval = config.get("pollInterval") * 1000;

        for (let i = 0; i < 60; i++) {
          if (cancellation.isCancellationRequested) return;

          await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, interval));

          const pollUrl = new URL(`${API_BASE}/res.php`);
          pollUrl.searchParams.set("key", key);
          pollUrl.searchParams.set("action", "get");
          pollUrl.searchParams.set("id", taskId);
          pollUrl.searchParams.set("json", "1");

          const pollResponse = await fetch(pollUrl);
          const pollResult = await pollResponse.json();

          if (pollResult.request === "CAPCHA_NOT_READY") {
            progress.report({ message: `Waiting... (${(i + 1) * (interval / 1000)}s)` });
            continue;
          }

          if (pollResult.status === 1) {
            const token = pollResult.request;

            // Copy to clipboard
            await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(token);
            vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
              `CaptchaAI: Solved! Token copied to clipboard (${token.length} chars)`
            );

            // Also insert at cursor if editor is active
            const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
            if (editor) {
              const action = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(
                ["Copy only", "Insert at cursor"],
                { placeHolder: "Token copied. Insert into editor?" }
              );
              if (action === "Insert at cursor") {
                editor.edit((editBuilder) => {
                  editBuilder.insert(editor.selection.active, token);
                });
              }
            }
            return;
          }

          vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
            `CaptchaAI: ${pollResult.request || "Solve failed"}`
          );
          return;
        }

        vscode.window.showErrorMessage("CaptchaAI: Solve timed out");
      } catch (err) {
        vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`CaptchaAI: ${err.message}`);
      }
    }
  );
}

// --- Sitekey Detection ---

async function detectSitekey() {
  const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
  if (!editor) {
    vscode.window.showWarningMessage("No active editor");
    return;
  }

  const text = editor.document.getText();
  const patterns = [
    { regex: /data-sitekey=["']([^"']+)["']/g, type: "HTML data-sitekey" },
    { regex: /googlekey['":\s]+["']([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{40})["']/g, type: "API googlekey" },
    { regex: /sitekey['":\s]+["']([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{20,})["']/g, type: "sitekey parameter" },
    { regex: /render=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{40})/g, type: "reCAPTCHA render" },
  ];

  const found = [];
  for (const { regex, type } of patterns) {
    let match;
    while ((match = regex.exec(text)) !== null) {
      found.push({ key: match[1], type, position: match.index });
    }
  }

  if (found.length === 0) {
    vscode.window.showInformationMessage("No sitekeys found in current file");
    return;
  }

  const items = found.map((f) => ({
    label: f.key,
    description: f.type,
    detail: `Position: ${f.position}`,
    key: f.key,
  }));

  const selected = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(items, {
    placeHolder: `Found ${found.length} sitekey(s) — select to copy`,
  });

  if (selected) {
    await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(selected.key);
    vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Sitekey copied: ${selected.key}`);
  }
}

// --- Activation ---

function activate(context) {
  // Balance status bar
  const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("captchaai");

  if (config.get("showBalance")) {
    balanceStatusBar = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(
      vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right,
      100
    );
    balanceStatusBar.command = "captchaai.checkBalance";
    balanceStatusBar.text = "$(credit-card) CaptchaAI";
    balanceStatusBar.show();

    updateBalance();
    balanceInterval = setInterval(updateBalance, 300000); // Every 5 minutes

    context.subscriptions.push(balanceStatusBar);
  }

  // Register commands
  context.subscriptions.push(
    vscode.commands.registerCommand("captchaai.checkBalance", async () => {
      await updateBalance();
      vscode.window.showInformationMessage(balanceStatusBar.tooltip);
    }),

    vscode.commands.registerCommand("captchaai.solveRecaptcha", () => {
      solveCaptcha("userrecaptcha", {});
    }),

    vscode.commands.registerCommand("captchaai.solveTurnstile", () => {
      solveCaptcha("turnstile", {});
    }),

    vscode.commands.registerCommand("captchaai.detectSitekey", detectSitekey)
  );
}

function deactivate() {
  if (balanceInterval) clearInterval(balanceInterval);
}

module.exports = { activate, deactivate };

Code Snippets

Python Snippets

{
  "CaptchaAI reCAPTCHA v2": {
    "prefix": "cai-recaptcha-v2",
    "body": [
      "import requests",
      "",
      "# Submit reCAPTCHA v2 task",
      "response = requests.post(",
      "    \"https://ocr.captchaai.com/in.php\",",
      "    data={",
      "        \"key\": \"${1:YOUR_API_KEY}\",",
      "        \"method\": \"userrecaptcha\",",
      "        \"googlekey\": \"${2:SITE_KEY}\",",
      "        \"pageurl\": \"${3:https://example.com}\",",
      "        \"json\": 1,",
      "    },",
      ")",
      "task_id = response.json()[\"request\"]",
      "",
      "# Poll for result",
      "import time",
      "while True:",
      "    time.sleep(5)",
      "    result = requests.get(",
      "        \"https://ocr.captchaai.com/res.php\",",
      "        params={\"key\": \"${1}\", \"action\": \"get\", \"id\": task_id, \"json\": 1},",
      "    ).json()",
      "    if result[\"request\"] != \"CAPCHA_NOT_READY\":",
      "        token = result[\"request\"]",
      "        break"
    ],
    "description": "CaptchaAI reCAPTCHA v2 solve"
  },
  "CaptchaAI Turnstile": {
    "prefix": "cai-turnstile",
    "body": [
      "import requests",
      "",
      "response = requests.post(",
      "    \"https://ocr.captchaai.com/in.php\",",
      "    data={",
      "        \"key\": \"${1:YOUR_API_KEY}\",",
      "        \"method\": \"turnstile\",",
      "        \"sitekey\": \"${2:SITE_KEY}\",",
      "        \"pageurl\": \"${3:https://example.com}\",",
      "        \"json\": 1,",
      "    },",
      ")",
      "task_id = response.json()[\"request\"]"
    ],
    "description": "CaptchaAI Turnstile solve"
  },
  "CaptchaAI Balance Check": {
    "prefix": "cai-balance",
    "body": [
      "import requests",
      "",
      "balance = requests.get(",
      "    \"https://ocr.captchaai.com/res.php\",",
      "    params={\"key\": \"${1:YOUR_API_KEY}\", \"action\": \"getbalance\", \"json\": 1},",
      ").json()",
      "print(f\"Balance: \\${balance['request']}\")"
    ],
    "description": "CaptchaAI balance check"
  }
}

JavaScript Snippets

{
  "CaptchaAI reCAPTCHA v2": {
    "prefix": "cai-recaptcha-v2",
    "body": [
      "const response = await fetch('https://ocr.captchaai.com/in.php', {",
      "  method: 'POST',",
      "  body: new URLSearchParams({",
      "    key: '${1:YOUR_API_KEY}',",
      "    method: 'userrecaptcha',",
      "    googlekey: '${2:SITE_KEY}',",
      "    pageurl: '${3:https://example.com}',",
      "    json: 1,",
      "  }),",
      "});",
      "const { request: taskId } = await response.json();",
      "",
      "// Poll for result",
      "let token;",
      "while (true) {",
      "  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 5000));",
      "  const url = new URL('https://ocr.captchaai.com/res.php');",
      "  url.searchParams.set('key', '${1}');",
      "  url.searchParams.set('action', 'get');",
      "  url.searchParams.set('id', taskId);",
      "  url.searchParams.set('json', '1');",
      "  const result = await (await fetch(url)).json();",
      "  if (result.request !== 'CAPCHA_NOT_READY') {",
      "    token = result.request;",
      "    break;",
      "  }",
      "}"
    ],
    "description": "CaptchaAI reCAPTCHA v2 solve"
  }
}

Troubleshooting

Issue	Cause	Fix
Balance shows "Offline"	Can't reach API from VS Code	Check network/firewall; ensure `ocr.captchaai.com` is accessible
"Set your API key" error	Key not configured	Settings → search "CaptchaAI" → enter API key
Snippets don't appear	Wrong language mode	Check file language mode matches snippet (Python/JavaScript)
Solve times out	Task failed or slow network	Increase poll interval in settings; verify sitekey and pageurl
Sitekey detection finds nothing	No matching patterns in file	Verify the file contains data-sitekey, googlekey, or sitekey attributes

FAQ

Is this extension available on the VS Code Marketplace?

This guide shows how to build the extension. To publish, follow the VS Code Extension Publishing Guide. You can also use the extension locally via code --install-extension captchaai-dev-tools-1.0.0.vsix.

Does the extension store my API key securely?

VS Code settings are stored in JSON on disk. For stronger security, use VS Code's SecretStorage API to store the key in the OS keychain instead of plaintext settings.