# SocketSentry

> WebSocket Debugging Tool: Inspect and debug WebSocket connections in real-time

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/socketsentry](https://chrome-stats.com/d/socketsentry)

## Overview

- **ID:** `socketsentry`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Socket Sentry
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-13
- **First published:** 2024-09-12
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/socketsentry/)

## Description

Real-time WebSocket connection inspection
Displaying incoming and outgoing messages
Showing connection details (URL and start time)
Ability to refresh the connection list
Option to clear all tracked connections

## Rankings

- #67,115 — Overall
- #26 — data entry
- #154 — rocket

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/socketsentry)