createTask: create a captcha task

This method creates a task for solving a chosen captcha type.

Address: https://api.anti-captcha.com/createTask
Method: POST
Content-type: application-json

Request properties

Property	Type	Required	Purpose
clientKey	String	Yes	Client account key, can be found here
task	Object	Yes	Task object. See the list of available task types.
softId	Integer	No	ID of your application from our Developers Center. If you build an app, you can earn 10% of what your app users spend. By posting each captcha with your registered app ID, you're telling the system where to send your commission.
languagePool	String	No	Moved to ImageToTextTask captcha type.
callbackUrl	String	No	Optional web address where we can send the results of captcha task processing. Contents are sent by AJAX POST request and are identical to the contents of getTaskResult method.

Request example

curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -X POST -d '{
    "clientKey":"YOUR_API_KEY",
    "task":
        {
            "type":"RecaptchaV2TaskProxyless",
            "websiteURL":"http://makeawebsitehub.com/recaptcha/test.php",
            "websiteKey":"6LfI9IsUAAAAAKuvopU0hfY8pWADfR_mogXokIIZ"
        },
    "softId":0
}' https://api.anti-captcha.com/createTask

Response structure

Property	Type	Purpose
errorId	Integer	Error identifier. 0 - no errors, operation completed successfully. >0 - error identifier. Error code with short description are available in errorCode and errorDescription properties.
errorCode	String	An error code won't be included in the output if the request produced no errors. See errors list for reference.
errorDescription	String	Short description of the error
taskId	Integer	Task ID that you should later use in the getTaskResult method

Response example

JSON with no errors

JSON with an error

{
    "errorId": 0,
    "taskId": 7654321
}