Outage in Shopify

hCaptcha "Draw a box challenge" not working on non English language stores, that are eligible for Bot Protection

Resolved Minor
July 16, 2025 - Started about 5 hours ago - Lasted about 2 hours
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Outage Details

Buyers presented with the hCaptcha "Draw a box challenge" are unable to interact with the challenge window. As a workaround the the other hCaptcha "Select the correct image from a set of options" challenge works as intended
Components affected
Shopify Checkout
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
RESOLVED about 4 hours ago - at 07/16/2025 11:53AM

A fix has been implemented by hCaptcha at 11:45 UTC, which resolved the issue. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

IDENTIFIED about 4 hours ago - at 07/16/2025 11:35AM

hCaptcha have identified the problem impacting the "Draw a box challenge" and are working on a solution.

INVESTIGATING about 5 hours ago - at 07/16/2025 10:38AM

We are continuing to investigate

INVESTIGATING about 5 hours ago - at 07/16/2025 10:24AM

Buyers presented with the hCaptcha "Draw a box challenge" are unable to interact with the challenge window. As a workaround the the other hCaptcha "Select the correct image from a set of options" challenge works as intended

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