Hardik
f372fae953
Problem: GST portal's public taxpayer search (services.gst.gov.in/
searchtp) now requires human CAPTCHA verification but no login.
The BIG-IP WAF blocks direct Node.js HTTP clients via TLS
fingerprinting; Playwright (real Chromium) bypasses it successfully.
Confirmed working: GSTIN 27AAHCP5787B1Z6 → full PELAGIA MARINE
SERVICES data including address, jurisdiction, filing status.
GstService/ (new standalone microservice):
- src/index.ts: Express + Playwright singleton browser
GET /health → { ok: true }
GET /captcha → launches browser, loads GST portal, fetches
CAPTCHA image from same origin (sets CaptchaCookie),
stores BrowserContext in session map (3 min TTL)
→ { sessionId, captchaBase64 }
POST /search → { sessionId, gstin, captcha } → submits form
via page.evaluate fetch() using live browser session,
closes context, returns parsed taxpayer data
- package.json, tsconfig.json, npm install
- src/test-lookup.ts: interactive CLI test (prompted user for captcha)
App changes:
- Remove playwright dep from Next.js app (was incorrectly added)
- Remove lib/gst-lookup.ts (sandbox.co.in placeholder — unused)
- Remove lib/gst-browser.ts (Playwright singleton — moved to service)
- app/api/gst/captcha/route.ts: thin proxy → GST_SERVICE_URL/captcha
- app/api/gst/route.ts: thin proxy POST → GST_SERVICE_URL/search
- vendor-form.tsx: two-step captcha UI
Step 1: "Look up" → calls /api/gst/captcha → shows PNG inline
Step 2: user types 6 digits → "Verify" → calls /api/gst → fills
form (name, address, lat/lng from Nominatim geocoding)
Wrong captcha → SWEB_9034 error with retry option
- .env.example: GST_SERVICE_URL=http://localhost:3002
Start the microservice: cd GstService && npm run dev
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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{
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"name": "gst-service",
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"version": "1.0.0",
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"description": "GST portal CAPTCHA proxy — fetches taxpayer details from services.gst.gov.in via Playwright",
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"main": "dist/index.js",
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"scripts": {
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"dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
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"build": "tsc",
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"start": "node dist/index.js"
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},
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"dependencies": {
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"express": "^4.18.2",
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"playwright": "^1.49.0"
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},
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"devDependencies": {
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"@types/express": "^4.17.21",
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"@types/node": "^22.0.0",
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"tsx": "^4.19.2",
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"typescript": "^5.7.2"
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}
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}
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