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Util::YandexRecognize - Captcha recognition

Scraper Overview

Used as a connectable component in other scrapers, where it may be necessary to solve simple image captchas.

The feature of this scraper is that it uses the capabilities of the Yandex translator for solving. The accuracy of recognition is not high, but this is compensated by the free of charge and relatively higher speed.

Use Cases

  • Captcha recognition in scrapers, where it is optionally or necessarily necessary to solve captchas to obtain results
  • Captcha recognition in own JS scrapers
  • Recognition of small text data from images (for example, phones)

Queries

As queries, it is necessary to specify the link to the captcha, for example:

http://a-parser.com/img/captcha.jpeg

Output Results Examples

  • $answer - captcha answer
  • $error - if an error occurred, its description

Output of the recognized text

Result format:

$answer

Result example:

ifignt eyelids

Possible Settings