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Is reCAPTCHA down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, reCAPTCHA is up.

No outage detected, and no user reports in the last hour.

Live Updated 1 min ago Data refreshes every 5 minutes

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User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 96 flowing 0 slow (elevated) 0 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

11 reports in total, counted in 15-minute windows

No problem reports came in for reCAPTCHA in the last hour, and at this time of day there are usually almost none. Over the last 24 hours there were 11 reports. There has been no spike in reports since 27 October. These are user reports from the US, where most people report reCAPTCHA problems.

NormalClose to the usual level24 h · 11 reports
ElevatedMore than 1.5 times the usual levelNone in this chart
OutageMore than twice the usual level and far above the day's averageNone in this chart
Usual levelWhat a usual day sees at that timeAlmost none at this time of day

Reports, last hour

Quiet

Uptime, 24 h

100.00%

No outage windows

Last outage

None

In the last 24 hours

Busiest 15 minutes

3 reports, 4 h ago

Last 24 hours

reCAPTCHA outages and problems

In the past 24 hours, 11 user reports came in for reCAPTCHA. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.

The busiest 15-minute window had 3 reports, about 4 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.

No problems detected in the last 24 hoursReports for reCAPTCHA stayed at their usual level the whole time.

This month

reCAPTCHA in October 2026

Problem reports in October (since 27 October): 21

Monthly report for October 2026

People who report a problem with reCAPTCHA to the outage-report feed behind this page can tag what is affected. These are the categories they can pick; the feed shows no counts per category:

Website
Login
App

World map

Where reCAPTCHA problem reports come from

The map shows where recent problem reports for reCAPTCHA came from in the US. Big cities always send the most, so dots in many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one.

Outage now
Problems now
Normal

Each dot is a group of recent reports, coloured by how its country is doing now; bigger dots, more reports.

Map outlines: Natural Earth.

Last 30 days

reCAPTCHA problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 27 October, reCAPTCHA had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 27 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix reCAPTCHA not working

reCAPTCHA is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

Your browser tries to reach google.com over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.

Retry the reCAPTCHA checkbox
Reload the page with Ctrl+F5 on Windows or Command+Shift+R on Mac, then tick the checkbox again. That clears most one-off failures.
Test the reCAPTCHA widget in private mode
Open a private window and retry the checkbox. If it works, open Extensions > Manage Extensions in your normal window and switch off script blockers or privacy tools one at a time; a working private window usually means an add-on is interfering.
Disconnect the VPN before retrying reCAPTCHA
Disconnect any VPN or proxy, then reload the page and retry the checkbox. If the checkbox clears, reconnect the VPN after verification; a mobile hotspot test separates a network issue from a browser problem. The hotspot isolates the network.
Clear site data for reCAPTCHA
Clear cookies and site data for the page: open browser Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Cookies and site data, find the site, and delete its entry. Set the clock to update automatically. On Windows use Settings > Time & language > Date & time; on macOS use System Settings > General > Date & Time, then restart the browser and retry the checkbox.

While reCAPTCHA is down: what to use instead

hCaptcha Use hCaptcha on a form you run when the current widget cannot load and you still need a bot check before sign-up or checkout.
Cloudflare Turnstile Cloudflare Turnstile fits sites that already sit behind Cloudflare and need a check that can run without a puzzle.
Friendly Captcha Friendly Captcha helps when you want a proof-of-work check on a form and no image puzzle for visitors.
Arkose Labs Arkose Labs suits high-abuse login or sign-up flows where automated attempts keep getting through a basic checkbox.

About

What happens when reCAPTCHA goes down

reCAPTCHA is Google's bot check that asks you to prove you are human with a checkbox, image prompts, audio prompts, or an invisible score check, and many sites use it on login, signup, checkout, and password reset pages. When it fails, you cannot prove you are human, so the site blocks the action even if the rest of the page loads.

The widget fails first: the checkbox spins or the image grid never loads, and the form rejects your answer and repeats the prompt. Failures can be partial. Invisible checks can fail with no visible box; you submit a login or checkout form and get back a message asking you to verify you are human. One website or one network may fail while other sites load the same widget, and reports can cluster by region when Google has trouble.

Servers and network

reCAPTCHA IP address, servers and network

IPv4 addresses: 142.251.150.119
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142.251.151.119
142.251.152.119
142.251.153.119
142.251.154.119
142.251.155.119
142.251.156.119
142.251.157.119
IPv6 addresses: 2001:4860:4826:7700::
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2001:4860:4827:7700::
2001:4860:4828:7700::
2001:4860:4829:7700::
2001:4860:482a:7700::
2001:4860:482b:7700::
2001:4860:482c:7700::
2001:4860:482d:7700::
Network: AS15169 · Google LLC, registered in the United States
Served through: Google
DNS hosted by: Google
HTTPS certificate: Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until 30 Dec 2026 (61 days)
HTTP/3: Supported
Our check: Answered in 125 ms

Checked from our server in Frankfurt, Germany, 9 h ago, for www.google.com. A service behind a CDN answers from many data centres, usually the one nearest to you, so these addresses are where its traffic enters, not where its own servers stand. Visitors elsewhere may see different addresses.

Questions

reCAPTCHA FAQ

Is reCAPTCHA down right now?

The status at the top of this page shows whether reports for the service are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. If the level is normal, test your side by loading the same form in another browser, trying a different network, clearing cookies for the site, and turning off extensions that block scripts. A failure on one device and success on another points to your setup; failures across all of them point to the service or the site using it.

Why does the reCAPTCHA checkbox keep asking me to pick images after I click it?

The image challenge is how the service tries to confirm you are human when its risk check is unsure. A VPN, private browsing mode, a fresh cookie jar, or an extension that hides parts of the page can raise that risk and make the challenge repeat. Finish one challenge without reloading the form, then try again in a normal window with cookies allowed; if it still loops, switch networks and test a second device.

Why does reCAPTCHA show "Verification failed. Please try again" on a signup form?

That message can mean the token the page received is stale, or your browser blocked part of the check before the form could submit. Reload the page and allow cookies and scripts for the site. Check that your device clock is correct, then submit the form again; if it still fails, try a different browser or network because the site's own form settings can reject the check.

Can an ad blocker or VPN make reCAPTCHA fail?

Yes. A VPN can change the address the service sees, and script blockers can stop the challenge from loading at all. Turn off the blocker for the site and disconnect the VPN, then reload the form; if the challenge clears, add the site to your blocker's allow list and keep the VPN off for that task.

Why does reCAPTCHA pass in Chrome but fail in Firefox?

Browser settings change what the check can read. Firefox with strict tracking protection, a hardened cookie policy, blocked third-party cookies, or an extension that strips scripts can make the challenge fail while Chrome passes it. Test with protection lowered for the site, cookies allowed, scripts allowed, and extensions disabled; if that works, re-enable items one at a time to find the one that breaks the check.

For your site

Put the reCAPTCHA status badge on your site

Paste one of these into a web page, a blog post or a README. The badge shows the same status as this page, based on user problem reports. Browsers can keep a copy for up to 4 hours. It links back here.

HTML

<a href="https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/recaptcha/"><img src="https://isitdownrightnow.app/badge/recaptcha.svg" alt="reCAPTCHA status" height="20"></a>

Markdown, for README files

[![reCAPTCHA status](https://isitdownrightnow.app/badge/recaptcha.svg)](https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/recaptcha/)

The badge is a plain image: no scripts, no cookies. People who see it on your page load it from our server.

How we track reCAPTCHA

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for reCAPTCHA, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for reCAPTCHA, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.

When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. reCAPTCHA doesn't publish a public status page that we know of, so user reports are often the quickest sign that something is wrong on their side.