google/recaptcha
PHP client library for reCAPTCHA, a free service to protect your website from spam and abuse. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 79
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 4355
- days_rel: 128
- days_push: 127
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
3574 stars · 774 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Google's official PHP client library for verifying reCAPTCHA responses server-side, supporting both reCAPTCHA v2 and v3. It wraps the verification API call needed to validate user responses and your secret key.
Use cases
- verify recaptcha responses in a php form handler
- protect a php website from spam and bot submissions
- integrate recaptcha v3 score verification server-side
- add captcha validation to a php login or signup flow
- block abusive automated traffic on a php backend
When to choose
- your backend is PHP and you use Google reCAPTCHA v2 or v3
- you want the official, maintained client instead of hand-rolling the verification HTTP call
- you need a simple Composer-installable library with PSR-4 autoloading
When to avoid
- you use reCAPTCHA Enterprise (use the Google Cloud Recaptcha Enterprise PHP client instead)
- your backend is not PHP
- you need a self-hosted CAPTCHA solution independent of Google
Facets
library · maturity active
security http-client sdk security web-development backend php recaptcha captcha spam-protection bot-detection form-verification web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/google/recaptcha · fetched 2026-08-28 · cb0e2ebf705c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| google/recaptcha | main | 84 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="google/recaptcha")
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