Cloudflare CAPTCHA Bypass with Playwright

Overview

Client was building a large-scale scraping solution but hitting Cloudflare's "click the box to prove you're human" check consistently. Brought in to solve it.

Solution

• Playwright with stealth mode plugins to mask automation fingerprints
• Residential proxy integration to avoid IP-based blocks
• Browser profile persistence to simulate returning users
• Behavioral simulation (mouse movements, scroll patterns) before target interactions

Deliverable

Working proof-of-concept script that successfully loads and scrapes the target site through Cloudflare protection. Extensible base for the client's full scraping infrastructure.