# Captcha API Service
Methods;

## Generate Challenge
`https://api.alveus.dev/captcha/v1/challenge?apiKey=xxxx:xxxx`

Generates a challenge and returns the answer symbol, the symbol name, and the captcha image as a base64 encoded jpeg image.
 
### Successful Response:
 
```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "symbol": "<symbol>",
    "symbolName": "<name of symbol>",
    "imageData": "data:image/jpeg;base64,...."
  }
}
```

- `success`: A boolean of true when successful.
- `symbol`: The symbol (i.e. emoji) that is the correct answer.
- `symbolName`: The name of a symbol (i.e. "popcorn").
- `imageData`: Base64 encoded image data.


### Unsuccessful Response:
```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "<error code>",
  "message": "<human error message>"
}
```
 
- `success`: A boolean of false indicating that the request failed.
- `error`: An error code (See below).
- `message`: A humanised message describing the error.
 
### Error codes:
 
- `unauthorized`: The provided API key is invalid.
- `unknown_error`: An unknown error has occured.