Http Observer

View http information

Http Observer

Extension stats

By: sgdevs
Users: 134
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2017-09-26)
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • debugger
  • tabs
  • notifications
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • http://*/
  • https://*/
  • activeTab
  • cookies
  • See more
Size: 51.88K
Price: Free

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Observe http traffic for a Chrome tab.

How to get started:

  • Go to a web page, open extension and reload to view http traffic.
  • Navigate to any page on the same tab after that.
  • For each request, drill down into headers, cookies and response.
  • View summary information for a web page. Summary button loads a few seconds after page load.

And:

  • This extension will not work when Chrome dev tools is open.
  • For more details and better performance, you should really be using Chrome developer tools.

Source code: https://github.com/sriramgd/chrome-http-observer

User reviews

Fully featured compared to other Chrome extensions which do a similar job. Supports all http verbs. The summarize button which shows after the page loads is useful to compare different websites. Could improve user interface.
by Jason Beale, 2017-10-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Http Observer requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Http Observer may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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