diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index f85d1b8..03c9c3d 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -296,13 +296,37 @@ def badRequest(e):
 def internalServerError(e):
     return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
 
+# why should i have a manifest.json file when i can just make it a route
+@api_bp.route("/manifest.json", methods=['GET'])
+def pwaManifest():
+    # not sure about theme_color but whateva
+    return jsonify({
+        "short_name": const.appName,
+        "name": cfg['instance']['title'],
+        "icons": [
+            {
+              "src": url_for("static", filename="icons/favicon/android-chrome-192x192.png"),
+              "sizes": "192x192",
+              "type": "image/png"
+            },
+            {
+              "src": url_for("static", filename="icons/favicon/android-chrome-512x512.png"),
+              "sizes": "512x512",
+              "type": "image/png"
+            }
+        ],
+        "start_url": "/",
+        "display": "standalone",
+        "theme_color": cfg['style']['accentLight'],
+        "background_color": ""
+    })
+
 # -- question routes --
 
 @api_bp.route('/add_question/', methods=['POST'])
 def addQuestion():
     from_who = request.form.get('from_who', cfg['anonName'])
     question = request.form.get('question', '')
-    antispam = request.form.get('antispam', '')
     cw = request.form.get('cw', '')
 
     if not question:
@@ -310,32 +334,7 @@ def addQuestion():
     if len(question) > int(cfg['charLimit']) or len(from_who) > int(cfg['charLimit']):
         abort(400, "Question exceeds the character limit")
 
-    if not antispam:
-        abort(400, "Anti-spam word must not be empty")
-
-    antispam_wordlist = func.readPlainFile(const.antiSpamFile, split=True)
-    antispam_valid = antispam in antispam_wordlist
-    if not antispam_valid:
-        # return a generic error message so bad actors wouldn't figure out the antispam list
-        return {'error': 'An error has occurred'}, 500
-
-    blacklist = func.readPlainFile(const.blacklistFile, split=True)
-
-    for bad_word in blacklist:
-        if bad_word in question or bad_word in from_who:
-            # return a generic error message so bad actors wouldn't figure out the blacklist
-            return {'error': 'An error has occurred'}, 500
-
-    conn = func.connectToDb()
-    cursor = conn.cursor()
-
-    app.logger.debug("[CatAsk/API/add_question] INSERT'ing new question into database")
-
-    cursor.execute("INSERT INTO questions (from_who, content, answered, cw) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)", (from_who, question, False, cw))
-    cursor.close()
-    conn.close()
-
-    return {'message': 'Question asked successfully!'}, 201
+    return func.addQuestion(from_who, question, cw)
 
 @api_bp.route('/delete_question/', methods=['DELETE'])
 @loginRequired
diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index f45761f..1af2327 100644
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -128,6 +128,75 @@ def getQuestion(question_id: int):
     conn.close()
     return question
 
+def addQuestion(from_who, question, cw, noAntispam=False):
+
+    if cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'basic':
+        antispam = request.form.get('antispam', '')
+    elif cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'recaptcha':
+        antispam = request.form.get('g-recaptcha-response', '')
+    elif cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'turnstile':
+        antispam = request.form.get('cf-turnstile-response', '')
+    elif cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'frc':
+        antispam = request.form.get('frc-captcha-response', '')
+
+    if cfg['antispam']['enabled'] and not noAntispam:
+
+        if cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'basic':
+            if not antispam:
+                abort(400, "Anti-spam word must not be empty")
+
+            antispam_wordlist = readPlainFile(const.antiSpamFile, split=True)
+            antispam_valid = antispam in antispam_wordlist
+            if not antispam_valid:
+                # return a generic error message so bad actors wouldn't figure out the antispam list
+                return {'error': 'An error has occurred'}, 500
+        # it's probably bad to hardcode the siteverify urls, but meh, that will do for now
+        elif cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'recaptcha':
+            r = requests.post(
+                'https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify',
+                data={'response': antispam, 'secret': cfg['antispam']['recaptcha']['secretkey']}
+                )
+            json_r = r.json()
+            success = json_r['success']
+            if not success:
+                return {'error': 'An error has occurred'}, 500
+        elif cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'turnstile':
+            r = requests.post(
+                'https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/siteverify',
+                data={'response': antispam, 'secret': cfg['antispam']['turnstile']['secretkey']}
+                )
+            json_r = r.json()
+            success = json_r['success']
+            if not success:
+                return {'error': 'An error has occurred'}, 500
+        elif cfg['antispam']['type'] == 'frc':
+            url = 'https://global.frcapi.com/api/v2/captcha/siteverify'
+            headers = {'X-API-Key': cfg['antispam']['frc']['apikey']}
+            data = {'response': antispam, 'sitekey': cfg['antispam']['frc']['sitekey']}
+            r = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers)
+            json_r = r.json()
+            success = json_r['success']
+            if not success:
+                return {'error': 'An error has occurred'}, 500
+
+    blacklist = readPlainFile(const.blacklistFile, split=True)
+
+    for bad_word in blacklist:
+        if bad_word in question or bad_word in from_who:
+            # return a generic error message so bad actors wouldn't figure out the blacklist
+            return {'error': 'An error has occurred'}, 500
+
+    conn = connectToDb()
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+    app.logger.debug("[CatAsk/API/add_question] INSERT'ing new question into database")
+
+    cursor.execute("INSERT INTO questions (from_who, content, answered, cw) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)", (from_who, question, False, cw))
+    cursor.close()
+    conn.close()
+
+    return {'message': 'Question asked successfully!'}, 201
+
 def getAnswer(question_id: int):
     conn = connectToDb()
     cursor = conn.cursor(dictionary=True)