# Captcha or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Study Group: HubSpot Marketing\ **Created:** [March 3, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/captcha-or-not/52472 "2022-03-03T01:25:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Florina](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/florina/32/77130_2.png) [@Florina](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Florina)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/captcha-or-not/52472/1 "2022-03-03T01:25:29Z")
I noticed that our existing contact form has been generating more spam messages and offers than actual leads or customer messages. (It’s a pretty good form though) I’m thinking of suggesting we use captcha to lessen or hopefully eliminate these unwanted responses. Will that be effective? ---
**Author:** ![MiaSrebrnjak](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/miasrebrnjak/32/10_2.png) [@MiaSrebrnjak](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MiaSrebrnjak)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/captcha-or-not/52472/2 "2022-03-03T18:04:16Z")
Hi @Florina, thank you for a great question! Using CAPTCHA is a good idea; this is one of the recommended methods to prevent spam form submissions [in our technical documentation.](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/forms/prevent-spam-form-submissions) I also wanted to [share this Community article](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/Lead-Capture-Tools/Protect-Against-Spam-Accounts/m-p/445545/thread-id/5968) where @danmoyle and @karstenkoehler provide a couple of other helpful tips and insigts. Cheers Mia, Community Team ---
**Author:** ![Florina](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/florina/32/77130_2.png) [@Florina](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Florina)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/captcha-or-not/52472/3 "2022-03-03T22:33:37Z")
That’s great! Thank you for replying. I’ll go check out these resources then.