conditional-logic Scenario 6 — Detect and Solve CAPTCHA

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Advanced ~10 min

Prerequisites: conditional-logic/3 conditional-logic/4 conditional-logic/5

What You'll Learn

Detect and solve captchas conditionally

Real-World Use Case

Bypassing bot protection on login pages

LIVE DEMO

CAPTCHA Detection

Solve the CAPTCHA when it appears, then extract the protected table.

Verify You Are Human

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Protected Rows

record	field	value
1	Email	alpha@example.com
2	Phone	+1 (555) 0101
3	Plan	Enterprise
4	Status	Active
5	Last Login	2025-03-12

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

detect-and-solve-captcha.json

{
  "name": "Detect_And_Solve_Captcha",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/conditional-logic/6"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "protected_rows": {
      "item_selector": "css=.protected-content table tbody tr",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "record",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(1)"
        },
        {
          "name": "field",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(2)"
        },
        {
          "name": "value",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(3)"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "if",
      "params": {
        "condition": {
          "type": "element_visible",
          "selector": "css=#captcha-container"
        },
        "then": [
          {
            "command": "fill",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#captcha-input",
              "value": "DEMO"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#captcha-submit"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "click",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#captcha-submit"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=.protected-content"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "protected_rows"
            }
          }
        ],
        "else": [
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=.protected-content"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "protected_rows"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

CAPTCHA challenges can be detected with element_visible. The automation fills the answer, submits the form, waits for the protected content, and then extracts the table.

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This scenario covers 2 RTILA X commands and is referenced in 2 learning articles.

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