Http Observer

Http Observer

View http information

Merlin
Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-04-02
By: sgdevs
Users: 134
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2017-09-26)
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: High 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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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 Jason Beale, 2017-10-21
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Safety
Risk impact

Http Observer is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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