Safari HTTP monitor (like HttpFox) on mac

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I am looking for an HTTP traffic monitor/sniffer (something like Firefox's HTTPFox) for Safari, for debugging/development purposes.I am using OSX.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 25 '18 at 18:28

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I didn’t see a extension for Safari, but here are some tools for macOS you could use.

Wireshark
You could look at Wiresahark (free, but a full blown packet sniffer). Not ideal for just HTTP.
tcpdump (nixCraft article)
It’s command line (free).
Cocoa Packet Analyzer
It’s free, but it’s more like Wireshark.

edited Apr 25 '18 at 18:28

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answered Aug 23 '12 at 07:15

Roger

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Hi Rogier, I am using Mac system. Thanks for your response. – Subramanian P Aug 23 '12 at 08:07
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@Subramanian, then you put that in your question. We don't have crystal balls here. Also, Wireshark has OS X builds. – Adi Aug 23 '12 at 08:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

One of the best tools is Fiddler though it is currently only in alpha for Mac & Linux systems. Another pretty good, though not free, tool for Mac OSX that I have found handy in the past is Charles Web Debugging Proxy. Also, consider exploring the debugging tools built into modern versions of Safari; they are very powerful an include a rich amount of network debug information.

(See also this question.)

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 23 '16 at 10:25

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I have used paros proxy to sniff all the http connection. I configure Safari to use the paros for all connection and inspect the traffic.

answered Mar 23 '16 at 10:25

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 04 '16 at 12:45

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I use Captor to capture HTTPS traffic on mac, you can capture safari traffic also. it is a native APP. you can download it from Apple Mac Store.

answered May 04 '16 at 12:45

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Safari HTTP monitor (like HttpFox) on mac

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