Django CAPTCHA
Why Choose Friendly Captcha for Django?
Don't make your users click on cars. Switch to a modern, invisible Django CAPTCHA.
User-Friendly
Friendly Captcha does not require any tasks from your users. It runs automatically in the background.
Fully Accessible
Don’t lock out your real users. Friendly Captcha is fully accessible and officially certified as WCAG 2.2 AA compliant gold standard.
Privacy-First
Friendly Captcha protects your users’ privacy and is compliant with GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and more.
Easy to Integrate
Integrate the Django CAPTCHA via pip install to protect your app without modifying your existing view logic.
Protect Your Django Site Against Threats
Bot protection for Django. Trusted by developers worldwide.
The Friendly Captcha Django CAPTCHA is built for developers who want security without complexity. Add robust bot protection to your Django application in a few minutes. Our Django CAPTCHA library is a lightweight Python package that drops into your existing forms. Just a clean form field that handles CAPTCHA verification automatically.
The Friendly Captcha widget runs entirely in the browser using cryptographic puzzles, so there’s zero latency on your Django backend. Your users don’t recognize the puzzle. Your server validates everything. And your forms stay protected across login views, registration flows, contact submissions, and custom endpoints.
How the Django CAPTCHA Integration Works
Create a Friendly Captcha account
Create your Friendly Captcha account for free to get started with Django CAPTCHA integration. Pick a plan that fits your needs and enjoy a 30-day free trial.
Log in and create an application
Create an application in the Friendly Captcha dashboard to get a sitekey for your Django integration, as shown in the screenshot below.
Create an API key for your application
Create an API key in the Friendly Captcha dashboard, as shown in the screenshot below.
Please make sure to copy and save the API key as you can only access it once.
Install the Friendly Captcha library in Django
Connect Friendly Captcha with Django
Add the sitekey and API key from steps 2 and 3 to your Django project. Import and add the Friendly Captcha field to your Django forms.
Your Django application is protected with Friendly Captcha.
FAQ
A Django CAPTCHA is an important security feature for Django applications to verify whether a human user or an automated bot is interacting with them. Traditional CAPTCHAs, such as Google reCAPTCHA, involve image recognition challenges or clicking on interactive elements. These image recognition tasks are not accessible to all users. Modern CAPTCHA solutions like Friendly Captcha focus on accessibility, usability and privacy compliance.
Friendly Captcha for Django works by verifying user interactions in the background. It distinguishes between humans and bots without any intrusive challenges. This process keeps Django sites secure and accessible, and protects user privacy.
Friendly Captcha is the best CAPTCHA for Django. It stands out for its privacy-friendly and user-centric design. Friendly Captcha avoids invasive tracking or frustrating puzzles, providing smooth bot protection. Given Django’s flexibility to build everything from CMSs to social networks, having a CAPTCHA like Friendly Captcha, that easily adapts is critical.
To verify that the Django CAPTCHA integration is working properly, check out this step-by-step manual from our support website.
Yes, you do need a CAPTCHA for Django. If your Django application handles user registration, form submissions, or sensitive data, a CAPTCHA helps protect against spam and automated bot attacks. Django is used for a wide variety of websites, so the risk of bot abuse can be high. Implementing a modern CAPTCHA solution like Friendly Captcha significantly reduces these threats.
CAPTCHAs for Django protect your web applications from spam and bot attacks. Ideally, Django CAPTCHAs are privacy-compliant, user-friendly, and protect your users’ data. In addition, an inclusive CAPTCHA must be accessible to all users, including those with disabilities, without requiring manual image recognition tasks. A popular CAPTCHA provider for Django is Friendly Captcha. The European CAPTCHA is fully accessible and combines robust security with a smooth user experience.
Friendly Captcha prioritizes accessibility by avoiding complex visual or audio-based challenges like Google reCAPTCHA. Friendly Captcha’s cryptographic puzzles work automatically in the background, removing barriers for users with disabilities. This ensures that everyone can interact with your site equally. It’s designed to comply with common accessibility guidelines (WCAG, ADA, EAA) for an inclusive user experience.
You can find comprehensive support for integrating Django CAPTCHA in our detailed documentation available on our website. Additionally, our dedicated support team is ready to help with your implementation.
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