Enable automatic CAPTCHA solving in a Steel browser session

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Documented steps

  1. Create the session with solveCaptcha: true (Python: solve_captcha=True): await client.sessions.create({ solveCaptcha: true })
  2. Steel then detects and solves supported CAPTCHAs automatically during navigation: ReCAPTCHA v2/v3, Cloudflare Turnstile, ImageToText CAPTCHAs, and Amazon AWS WAF
  3. Account for solve time in your automation: extend page-wait timeouts and retry navigation after a solve completes
  4. For fine-grained/programmatic control, use the CAPTCHAs API endpoints (status / solve / solve-image) instead of relying purely on auto-solve
  5. Docs: https://docs.steel.dev/overview/stealth/captcha-solving

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