Stop bot orders (Google reCAPTCHA)

Quick Overview

Invisibly score every order and refuse the ones that look automated — no checkbox, no puzzle.

Go to Fraud Prevention → Blocklist → Bot protection — Google reCAPTCHA.

Get your keys

  1. Press Get reCAPTCHA keys from Google (google.com/recaptcha/admin).
  2. Create a reCAPTCHA v3 site and add your store’s domain.
  3. Copy the Site key and Secret key.

Switch it on

  1. Tick Enable Google reCAPTCHA.
  2. Paste the Site key (used in the browser, safe to be public) and the Secret key (stays on our server, never sent to your storefront).
  3. Set the Minimum score. Google scores each visitor from 0.0 (almost certainly a bot) to 1.0 (almost certainly a person). Orders below the score are refused. 0.5 is Google’s suggested start.
  4. Save.

Good to know

  • Shoppers see nothing — reCAPTCHA v3 works in the background.
  • If Google can’t be reached, the order is allowed through rather than refused.
  • If real buyers are being refused, lower the minimum score.