Bounding Box Method

Supported image formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF
Max file size: 600 kB
Max image size: 1000px on any side

BoundingBoxTask task type specification

Property	Type	Required	Description
type	String	Yes	BoundingBoxTask
body	String	Yes	Image encoded into Base64 format. Data-URI format (containing data:content/type prefix) is also supported
comment	String	Yes*	A comment will be shown to workers to help them to solve the captcha properly. The comment property is required if the imgInstructions property is missing.
imgInstructions	String	Yes*	An optional image with instruction that will be shown to workers. Image should be encoded into Base64 format. Max file size: 100 kB. The imgInstructions property is required if the comment property is missing.

Request example

Method: createTask
API endpoint: https://api.2captcha.com/createTask

{
    "clientKey":"YOUR_API_KEY",
    "task": {
        "type":"BoundingBoxTask",
        "body":"/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQ..HIAAAAAAQwAABtbnRyUkdCIFhZ.wc5GOGSRF//Z",
        "comment":"draw a tight box around the green apple"
    }
}

Response example

{
    "errorId": 0,
    "status": "ready",
    "solution": {
        "bounding_boxes": [
            {
                "xMin": 310,
                "xMax": 385,
                "yMin": 231,
                "yMax": 308
            }
        ]
    },
    "cost": "0.0012",
    "ip": "1.2.3.4",
    "createTime": 1692863536,
    "endTime": 1692863556,
    "solveCount": 1
}