Cloudflare Verify You Are Human | How to Fix or Avoid It

Here’s what it means, why it appears, and how to resolve it:

🔍 What “Verify You Are Human” Means

Cloudflare uses this message to:

This usually appears before you can load the actual website and may look like:

“Checking your browser before accessing…”
“Verify you are human” with a CAPTCHA or challenge

Complete the CAPTCHA
- Most common: “I’m not a robot” checkbox or image puzzle
- Newer: “Turnstile” (Cloudflare’s user-friendly CAPTCHA alternative)
Wait for browser check
- Some verifications auto-complete in 5–10 seconds with no action required
Then you’ll be redirected to the site you were trying to visit

You might encounter this page if:

You’re using a VPN or proxy that makes your traffic look suspicious
You’re on a shared IP address with someone who triggered Cloudflare’s firewall
Your browser has aggressive privacy settings, blocking cookies or JavaScript
You’re using an outdated browser or have browser extensions causing issues
You visited a site that’s under active bot protection

Action	Why It Helps
✅ Enable JavaScript and cookies	Cloudflare checks browser behavior using these
🔄 Refresh the page	Sometimes the check glitches or times out
🧼 Clear browser cache/cookies	Especially if you’ve failed multiple verifications
🌐 Disable VPNs or proxies temporarily	These often trigger false positives
🔄 Switch browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge)	To rule out extensions or settings conflicts
📱 Try mobile data or a different network	Your Wi-Fi IP might be blocked or rate-limited

If you pass the check but still keep getting it:

It could be a loop caused by your browser rejecting the verification cookie
Your IP may be flagged or rate-limited by Cloudflare
Your device or extension may be interfering with normal verification (e.g., script blockers like uBlock, NoScript, etc.)

Try opening the site in:

If the Cloudflare screen freezes or won’t let you proceed:

You can contact the website owner (not Cloudflare) and let them know your IP may be wrongly flagged
You can also use this diagnostic: 👉 https://www.cloudflare.com/rate-limit-test/
This helps see if Cloudflare is actively rate-limiting your IP.