[GH-ISSUE #1703] Getting blocked by xcancel.com captcha #4034

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opened 2026-03-15 01:21:06 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Coehill on GitHub (Oct 15, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1703

Originally assigned to: @pirate on GitHub.

Provide a screenshot and describe the bug

Archiving xcancel.com results in the "Verifying your request" page every time

Steps to reproduce

1. Went to any xcancel.com link in Google Chrome
2. Copied the URL and pasted it in the 'Add URL' input field with default options
3. Clicked the 'Add+' button
4. Saw the "Verifying your request" page and not the destination page.

Logs or errors


ArchiveBox Version

0.7.3

How did you install the version of ArchiveBox you are using?

Docker (or Podman/LXC/K8s/TrueNAS/Proxmox/etc)

What operating system are you running on?

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/Arch/Alpine/etc.)

What type of drive are you using to store your ArchiveBox data?

  • some of data/ is on a local SSD or NVMe drive
  • some of data/ is on a spinning hard drive or external USB drive
  • some of data/ is on a network mount (e.g. NFS/SMB/Ceph/GlusterFS/etc.)
  • some of data/ is on a FUSE mount (e.g. SSHFS/RClone/S3/B2/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc.)

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ArchiveBox Configuration


Originally created by @Coehill on GitHub (Oct 15, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1703 Originally assigned to: @pirate on GitHub. ### Provide a screenshot and describe the bug Archiving xcancel.com results in the "Verifying your request" page every time ### Steps to reproduce ```markdown 1. Went to any xcancel.com link in Google Chrome 2. Copied the URL and pasted it in the 'Add URL' input field with default options 3. Clicked the 'Add+' button 4. Saw the "Verifying your request" page and not the destination page. ``` ### Logs or errors ```shell ``` ### ArchiveBox Version ```shell 0.7.3 ``` ### How did you install the version of ArchiveBox you are using? Docker (or Podman/LXC/K8s/TrueNAS/Proxmox/etc) ### What operating system are you running on? Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/Arch/Alpine/etc.) ### What type of drive are you using to store your ArchiveBox data? - [ ] some of `data/` is on a local SSD or NVMe drive - [ ] some of `data/` is on a spinning hard drive or external USB drive - [ ] some of `data/` is on a network mount (e.g. NFS/SMB/Ceph/GlusterFS/etc.) - [ ] some of `data/` is on a FUSE mount (e.g. SSHFS/RClone/S3/B2/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc.) ### Docker Compose Configuration ```shell ``` ### ArchiveBox Configuration ```shell ```
kerem closed this issue 2026-03-15 01:21:11 +03:00
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@pirate commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

You're getting blocked by cloudflare or some anti-bot on that site. You have to set up cookies or use a VPN like Tailscale on the machine:

https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Chromium-Install#setting-up-a-chromium-user-profile

<!-- gh-comment-id:3413263500 --> @pirate commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): You're getting blocked by cloudflare or some anti-bot on that site. You have to set up cookies or use a VPN like Tailscale on the machine: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Chromium-Install#setting-up-a-chromium-user-profile
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