This document provides an overview of reCAPTCHA keys (also known as keys).
A reCAPTCHA key is a unique alphanumeric string of 40 characters that needs to be installed on web pages, in mobile applications, or at the WAF layer to integrate reCAPTCHA Enterprise.
A reCAPTCHA key returns a score for each request, which is based on the user interactions with your site or application. By interpreting these scores, you can take appropriate actions for your site or application, such as allowing or blocking users.
Example reCAPTCHA key: 6Lcm3XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX5mfX
reCAPTCHA keys can have one of the following integration types:
SCORE: Returns risk scores. It doesn't display the I'm not a robot checkbox and never shows CAPTCHA challenges.CHECKBOX: Displays the I'm not a robot checkbox and might show CAPTCHA challenges after the checkbox is checked.INVISIBLE: Doesn't display the I'm not a robot checkbox, but might show CAPTCHA challenges after risk analysis.
| reCAPTCHA key types | Description | Supported keys | Key integration type |
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| reCAPTCHA keys for web | Keys to integrate reCAPTCHA Enterprise on web pages. | Score-based keys | SCORE |
| Checkbox keys | CHECKBOX |
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| reCAPTCHA keys for mobile applications | Keys to integrate reCAPTCHA Enterprise on Android and iOS apps. | reCAPTCHA keys for Android | SCORE |
| reCAPTCHA keys for iOS | SCORE |
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| reCAPTCHA keys for WAF | Keys to integrate reCAPTCHA Enterprise at the WAF layer. | action-token keys | SCORE and CHECKBOX |
| session-token keys | SCORE |
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| challenge-page keys | INVISIBLE |
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| express keys | SCORE |