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On a single reCAPTCHA interaction, we are currently observing three network calls being triggered. This behavior is tied to how reCAPTCHA initializes and operates internally. One of these calls originates from the script included in our codebase — https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=onloadCallback&render=explicit — which is responsible for loading the core reCAPTCHA engine. The remaining two calls are not explicitly initiated by our implementation but are generated internally by Google as part of the checkbox rendering and verification lifecycle.
These additional calls typically include the creation of the anchor iframe, which displays the visible checkbox UI, and the loading of the language/runtime logic (recaptcha__en.js) that manages scoring, behavior tracking, and validation. Together, these three requests form the standard initialization flow for checkbox reCAPTCHA and are expected even before any user interaction occurs.
In our current setup, reCAPTCHA is embedded within a shared partial view that is invoked from the main layout and supports multiple page IDs. This means that each instance of reCAPTCHA on a page can independently trigger its own initialization sequence. Even if we refactor the implementation to load reCAPTCHA only on specific pages, multiple calls may still occur when more than one component requires it.
At present, these three calls are part of the default behavior of Google’s checkbox reCAPTCHA. The only practical way to reduce redundant requests would be to limit the number of reCAPTCHA instances rendered per page or explore a centralized loading strategy.
