Docs Error Codes

Error Codes

All error responses follow the same shape: { "success": false, "error_code": "..." }

invalid_site_key
/challenge

Invalid site key

The provided site_key does not match any project.

Double-check the key in your dashboard and make sure it belongs to the correct project.

project_inactive
/challenge

Project inactive

The project associated with this site key is inactive.

Log in to your dashboard and verify the project status.

monthly_limit_exceeded
/challenge

Monthly challenge limit exceeded

Your plan's monthly challenge quota has been reached.

Upgrade your plan or wait for the limit to reset at the start of next month.

rate_limited
/challenge

Rate limited

Too many challenge requests from this IP or site key in a short window. The response also includes a retry_after field (seconds).

Wait for the retry_after value before sending another request.

rate_limited
/verify

Rate limited

Too many verify requests from this IP in a short window.

Wait for the short rate-limit window to pass before retrying verification requests.

invalid_token
/verify

Invalid token

The token passed to /verify is missing, invalid, already used, or no longer available.

Ensure the client submits the latest token returned by /challenge and does not reuse old tokens.

invalid_solution
/verify

Invalid solution

The provided solution does not satisfy the Proof-of-Work requirement for the given token.

Make sure captcha.js is loaded and has completed before form submission.

ip_mismatch
/verify

IP mismatch

The IP address that requested the challenge does not match the IP making the verify request.

Make sure challenge and verify requests represent the same client IP path, especially when proxies or load balancers are involved.