HttpWatch

SUMMARY

PLEASE NOTE: This extension is designed to work with the HttpWatch software version 11 - 14 on Windows (see www.httpwatch.com). It is not intended to be a stand-alone Chrome extension. HttpWatch supports many additional features compared to the built-in DevTools network panel: - Supports multi-page debugging by grouping requests by page - Supports automatic recording and logging of network traffic in each Chrome tab without additional user intervention - Displays warnings about well know performance and security issues, e.g. ineffective cache settings - Advanced Find and Filter functions make it easier to locate requests or content - Automatically masks out passwords in POST form data so that they are not recorded in HWL or HAR files - Built in summaries of page level statistics, e.g. bytes downloaded, network round trips, etc - Add comments to requests to help subsequent analysis of log files - Directly email HWL or HAR files from within the tool Currently the tool is Windows only and requires a separate download from https://www.httpwatch.com to complete the installation once the Chrome Extension is installed. HttpWatch acts as an in-browser HTTP sniffer and displays detailed information about HTTP(S) requests generated by Chrome. This information includes: - HTTP headers - HTTP cookies - Status codes and errors - Query Strings - POST Data - Content - image, textual and binary - Timings

The latest version of HttpWatch is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 70,000 active users. The initial version was launched on 2020-06-06.

HOW TO INSTALL HttpWatch FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download HttpWatch CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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