Http
NodeJS HTTP

Install

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npm i botbye-node-http
or
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yarn add botbye-node-http

Configuration

1. Import init from botbye-node-http module:

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import { init } from "botbye-node-http";

2. Call init with your project server-key (available inside your Project):

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init({
  // Use your project server-key
  serverKey: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
});

Usage

Use validateRequest on handlers where you need bot protection:

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import { validateRequest } from "botbye-node-http";

http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
  // Get token from header or any place you store it.
  // For example in "x-botbye-token" header
  const botbyeToken = req.headers["x-botbye-token"]

  // Additional custom fields for linking request
  const customFields = {
    someKey: "some-value"
  }

  const options = {
    token: botbyeToken,
    request: req,
    customFields
  }

  /**
   * @param {Object} options - Options for request validation
   * @return {Promise} - botByeResponse promise
   */
  const botByeResponse = await botbye.validateRequest(options);

  if (botByeResult.result?.isBot) {
  ...
  }
...
})

Examples of BotBye API responses

Blocked (bot detected):

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{
  "request_id": "f77b2abd-c5d7-44f0-be4f-174b04876583",
  "decision": "BLOCK",
  "risk_score": 0.95,
  "scores": { "bot": 0.95 },
  "signals": ["AutomationTool"],
  "config": { "bypass_bot_validation": false }
}

Allowed:

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{
  "request_id": "f77b2abd-c5d7-44f0-be4f-174b04876583",
  "decision": "ALLOW",
  "risk_score": 0.05,
  "scores": { "bot": 0.05, "ato": 0.02 },
  "signals": [],
  "config": { "bypass_bot_validation": false }
}

Challenge:

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{
  "request_id": "f77b2abd-c5d7-44f0-be4f-174b04876583",
  "decision": "CHALLENGE",
  "risk_score": 0.65,
  "scores": { "bot": 0.65 },
  "signals": ["SuspiciousFingerprint"],
  "challenge": { "type": "captcha", "token": "..." },
  "config": { "bypass_bot_validation": false }
}

Invalid server-key:

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{
  "decision": "ALLOW",
  "config": { "bypass_bot_validation": true },
  "error": { "message": "[BotBye] Bad Request: Invalid Server Key" }
}