HTTP Mock

Dev tools

http debugging proxy

SHOW HN2019

341points
84comments
#84of 2,195 in 2019
Top 4%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

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12 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.

Idea: 6 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 against

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What people liked

  • Zero-setup interception is a practical advantage over Fiddler and Charles

    From 2 comments
    • Yep, mitmproxy is my go-to tool, but HTTP Mock maybe wins for zero-setup convenience.
      donaldihunter on HN
    • It has all the same core functionality, plus: - It's open-source - It's cross-platform - It can do all the interception setup for you, for a single specific target. Fiddler et al…
      pimterry on HN
  • Open source and cross-platform

    From 2 comments
    • It is 100% open source according to their website (in the footer). https://github.com/httptoolkit
      LongBallLary on HN
    • It has all the same core functionality, plus: - It's open-source - It's cross-platform - It can do all the interception setup for you, for a single specific target. Fiddler et al…
      pimterry on HN

Objections

  • Signup or email capture on the download page is jarring

    From 2 comments
    • I understand why you're doing it, but the download link redirecting me to an email capture page is quite jarring. If your download link is at the top of your homepage, and…
      bdcravens on HN
    • why do I need to create an account for this? gawd... I just need a Fiddler in macOS... one can't really improve what Fiddler provides.
      jordache on HN
  • Some apps with pinned or custom trust stores will not work

    From 1 comment
    • It works on a set of programs, plus terminal interception that works on anything (more or less) that you spawn from the given terminal. For that terminal interception, HTTP…
      pimterry on HN

Requests

  • Android traffic interception

    From 1 comment
  • Linux package such as rpm

    From 1 comment
    • It may be interesting to have a rpm package
      RMPR on HN
  • Scripting support

    From 1 comment
    • Yeah, eventually I'd love to be able to do scripting etc, but it's dramatically more complicated. There's the language debate to start with. E.g. Fiddler uses JScript.NET, which…
      pimterry on HN

Questions

  • How is HTTPS interception done without a system root CA

    From 1 comment
    • How is this achieving https interception with zero setup? Does that not require a system-level root CA to be installed and trusted?
      meritt on HN
  • How does it compare to Fiddler

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Fiddler

    From 2 comments
    • I hope this works out! Using fiddler us such a frustrating experience. The documentation is practically non existent and the ux is atrocious, and as far as I can tell the closest…
      pault on HN
    • How does this compare Fiddler?
      sebazzz on HN
  • Charles Proxy

    From 1 comment
    • If you think Fiddler sucks get a Mac and try using the tools available there like Charles Proxy. Ugh.
      altano on HN
  • mitmproxy

    From 1 comment
    • Would not be able to exactly explain the features and differences, but https://mitmproxy.org/ is a similar project you might be interested in.
      Nodraak on HN
  • Proxyman

    From 1 comment
    • Give Proxyman (https://proxyman.io/) a try, which is a better alternative for Fiddler and Charles Proxy.
      jame_bkk on HN
  • Proxie

    From 1 comment

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