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Lovable Account Registration & Session Management
Context
Lovable.dev — AI app builder. The lovable2api gateway (localhost:8877) proxies build requests through authenticator browser sessions. Each session requires a valid Lovable JWT obtained by logging into lovable.dev.
The gateway stores sessions in DPAPI-encrypted .gateway-secrets.dpapi (Windows only). Session registration is done via POST /v1/session with a lovable_token JWT.
Registration Flow
Email Registration
URL: https://lovable.dev/signup
Step 1 — Email input:
- Form shows email textbox + "Continue" button
- If email doesn't exist: shows "No account found. Sign up or try another email."
- Transitions to password input page with password requirements display
- If email exists: redirects to login page
Step 2 — Password + Turnstile:
- Password requirements: min 8 characters, must contain a number (0-9)
- "Password meets all requirements" shown when valid
- Cloudflare Turnstile challenge (checkbox) appears below password
- "Create your account" button disabled until captcha passed
Step 3 — Turnstile Captcha:
- Sitekey:
0x4AAAAAAChnKAZBY0iFpFHC(visible in page source / Turnstile iframe URL) - ⚠️ Turnstile consistently blocks Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) automation
- Sign: iframe URL contains
/auto/fbE/failure_retry/normalafter click, shows "Сбой проверки" (Verification failure) - Turnstile detects
navigator.webdriver, missingchrome.runtime, and other CDP traces - Even after manual checkbox click →
failure_retry→ captcha never validates
- Sign: iframe URL contains
- After registration: may send verification email (depends on account age/domain)
Social Auth
- Google / GitHub / Apple buttons on signup form
- Open OAuth popup — may bypass Turnstile if the provider's popup has its own auth flow
- ⚠️ Google OAuth without saved session: If Chrome has no Google login cached, the popup lands on email input page (not account picker) — requires full Google credentials entry
- ⚠️ Google OAuth from CDP Chrome: Google's signup flow detects CDP automation. Creating a new Google account via the "Создать аккаунт" link fails with "Не удалось создать аккаунт Google" (Could not create Google account) — Google's anti-automation rejects headless browsers even after completing all form steps (name, birthday, gender, username, password). Existing Google sessions may still work.
- ⚠️ GitHub OAuth → DataDome CAPTCHA (2026-08-09): GitHub's signup page (
github.com/signup) triggers DataDome CAPTCHA ("Доступ временно ограничен") when accessed from a CDP-controlled browser. The DataDome block is separate from Lovable's Turnstile — it's GitHub's own anti-bot layer. Existing GitHub sessions may bypass this; new signup from CDP Chrome is blocked.
Gateway Session Management
Register a Lovable Session
curl -X POST http://localhost:8877/v1/session \
-H "X-API-Key: [REDACTED]" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"lovable_token": "[REDACTED-JWT]..."}'
Response on success:
{"ok": true, "session": {"id": "...", "label": "", "ready": true, ...}, "upstream": {...}}
What the gateway does with the JWT:
- Validates token is a JWT (starts with
eyJ, 3 dot-separated parts) - Checks JWT expiry timestamp (
_jwt_exp_timestamp— parses base64 payload) - Encrypts and stores session in
.gateway-secrets.dpapi - Marks session as
enabled: true, ready: true - Routes subsequent
POST /v1/chat/POST /v1/create-projectthrough this session
What V1 Session Endpoint Accepts
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
lovable_token |
Lovable JWT (required). Also token alias. |
session_ref |
Reference to an existing session to update. Optional. |
projectId / workspaceId |
Optional context scoping. |
email |
Optional — used for routing on upstream. |
JWT Format
- Standard JWT:
eyJ...base64-url encoded header.payload.signature - Expiry embedded in payload:
{"exp": 1722748800, ...} - Gateway auto-disables sessions where
exp < now + 30s - Session shows
disabled_reason: "jwt_expired"when expired
JWT Extraction from Logged-In Browser
After a successful login on lovable.dev:
From localStorage:
// Execute in browser console:
const token = [REDACTED]'lovable_token') || localStorage.getItem('token');
console.log(token);
From cookies:
// Check cookies:
document.cookie.split('; ').filter(c => c.includes('lovable_token') || c.includes('token'));
From network requests (DevTools Network tab):
- Filter by
lovable.dev/api - Look for
Authorization: Bearer eyJ...in request headers - Also check
X-Lovable-Tokenor similar custom headers
From Chrome DevTools MCP:
// After page is loaded with logged-in session:
const token = await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem('lovable_token'));
// Or via mcp__chrome_devtools__evaluate_script
Session Lifecycle
Register JWT → Session ready, pool auto-selects
↓
JWT expires (~1-7 days, checked by _jwt_exp_timestamp)
↓
Session disabled_reason = "jwt_expired"
↓
Need fresh JWT → re-login → POST /v1/session again
- Gateway checks expiry with
_session_ready()helper:exp > now + 30s - Cooldowns:
SESSION_COOLDOWN_SECONDS=300,SESSION_AUTH_COOLDOWN_SECONDS=900 - Failed builds recorded against session; after 14+ failures with no success, session pool shows 0 ready
Checking Session Status
curl http://localhost:8877/v1/status -H "X-API-Key: [REDACTED]"
Key session fields:
enabled: true/false (gateway-level toggle)ready: true/false (JWT valid + upstream ready)disabled_reason: "jwt_expired" | "" | nulllast_success_at: ISO timestamp of last successful buildfailed_generations: count of failed build attempts
List Sessions
curl http://localhost:8877/v1/sessions -H "X-API-Key: [REDACTED]"
Delete a Dead Session
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8877/v1/sessions/<session_id> \
-H "X-API-Key: [REDACTED]"
Known Issues & Pitfalls
- CDP-can't-register: Cloudflare Turnstile on lovable.dev/signup detects Chrome DevTools Protocol and rejects all captcha attempts. Even clicking the checkbox manually via CDP results in
failure_retry. This is a Turnstile anti-bot measure, not a misconfiguration. - All three OAuth providers blocked via CDP (2026-08-09): GitHub signup triggers DataDome CAPTCHA, Google's new-account creation detects automation and returns "Не удалось создать аккаунт", Apple likely similar. The only CDP path is using an already-logged-in browser profile with existing sessions. Fresh account creation via any OAuth provider from headless CDP Chrome is blocked.
- JWT expiry: Lovable JWTs expire. Sessions die silently unless monitored via
/v1/status. The gateway checksexpclaim — tokens expiring within 30s are treated as dead. - No API key in JWT: Lovable doesn't issue API keys — it's web-session-only. The gateway's
lovable_tokenIS the web JWT. - No public registration endpoint: Lovable does NOT offer a public API for account registration. All registration goes through the web form with Turnstile.
- Email verification: If the registration succeeds but email verification is required, the account won't generate valid build tokens until verified. Temp-mail domains may be blocked.
- Builder Engine v2 fallback: When no Lovable session is available, the local
builder_engine.pycan still generate static sites (HTML/CSS) with themed templates (premium, light, bold, neon, glassmorphism). 15+ sites generated, 5 themes, 5 data configs available as of 2026-08-04.