Request X

Intercept requests and cookies by flexible rules.

Request X: Master Your Web Requests and Cookies

'Request X' is a versatile Chrome extension empowering users to intercept, block, redirect, and modify web requests and cookies through customizable rules. Ideal for debugging APIs, managing content access, automating headers, facilitating CORS, and adapting old services for modern browsers. It supports Chrome version 99 and above, offering an enhanced browsing experience with maintainable rule lists and easy list sharing capabilities.

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Extension stats

By: gera2ld

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.85

(20)

Version: 3.0.3 (Last updated: 2024-12-05)

Creation date: 2019-06-04

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
storage
alarms
cookies

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 271.36K

Email: li*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 15,575 ▲ 244

Other rankings

#824 in Developer Tools ▲ 3 #2 in request keyword 7 #105 in modify keyword 28 ▼ 22 #138 in header keyword 14

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Extension summary

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Source code: https://github.com/gera2ld/request-x

Features:

Block requests by methods and URL patterns
Maintainable lists
Easy to share your lists with others
Redirect requests
Modify headers
Modify cookie properties like SameSite

Use cases:

Debug APIs but avoid unexpected mutations
Block unwanted contents in an extremely flexible way
Set authorization header to avoid inputing username/password again and again
Set CORS header to allow certain cross-site requests without server changes

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Great for API debugging
Works effectively for blocking unwanted requests
User-friendly interface even for non-experts
Useful tool in web development and testing
Allows blocking requests with chosen HTTP method

Cons

Lacks a search or sorting feature for managing rules
No password security to prevent unauthorized changes
Occasional issues with saving lists/intercepts

Most mentioned

Awesome extension
Works great
Perfect for my purposes
Good work
Need for sorting or search feature

User reviews

heck yeah, this is perfect. great tool for understanding how a website works when used in tandem with the consol and networks tab in inspect element; helps with weeding out the stuff that isnt relevant or inhibiting to my experience on the sites i frequent. im not experienced with any web development or programming, but the extension UI was approachable enough for me to get the gist of it and learn on the fly (with the help of online forums, google, and the developer tools aka inspect element). godsend extension 25th Sept, 2024 edit: i lost all my saved lists/intercepts? cant seem to import my lists either. 1st Nov, 2024 edit: theyre back