Seamless Web Page Debugging
HttpWatch integrates with Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers to show you the HTTP and HTTPS traffic that is generated when you access a web page.

Fast, Easy Access to Cookies, Headers & More...
Select a request in HttpWatch and everything you need to know is display in a tabbed window. Cookies, Headers, Query Strings and POST data can be quickly viewed, searched and exported to other formats.
 

Understand HTTP Headers Without Being An Expert
You don't have to be an HTTP expert or have read the HTTP RFC to understand headers. Simply hold the mouse pointer over a header and a data tip explains how it is used.

Handle Multi-Page Scenarios With Page Grouping
HttpWatch groups together requests within a heading for each page making it much easier to understand multi-page steps, e.g. log in, search and update pages.
 

Real Time Page Level Time Charts
Page level time charts are displayed and updated in real-time as you record requests in HttpWatch. This gives a direct, visual indication of how a site is performing - allowing common problems to be diagnosed at a glance.

Millisecond Accurate Request Timings
The time chart displayed for each request is broken down into a number of colored sections to show network level timings such as DNS lookup, TCP connect and SSL Handshake
 

Page Event Timings
HttpWatch is able to show browser event timings alongside the network level HTTP waterfall chart. Timings such as the Render Start and Page Load events are useful metrics for determining when content starts to be displayed and when the page appears to be complete.

Automatically Detects Performance Issues
Performance warnings are displayed when the speed of an HTTP request or resource download could be improved. The warning includes information about how the web server should be configured to avoid the issue.
 

Easy Setup - No Changes To Proxies, Drivers or Certificate Chains
Setting up HttpWatch just takes a few minutes. After running the install program simply open Chrome or IE and then confirm that you want to enable the HttpWatch add-on. HttpWatch can then be opened to view the network traffic for any web page.

Local admin rights are required to run the setup program but after installation HttpWatch can be used from non-admin accounts.

Hassle-Free Access To HTTPS Traffic
HttpWatch is able to display HTTPS traffic without having to decrypt it first because it is integrated within the browser. This means you don't need to have access to private keys or modify trusted SSL root certificates.
 

Full Support for IE 11, Windows 10, EPM and 64 bit
Depending on how you have setup Windows, IE 11 may be running in 64-bit mode and have Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM) enabled. HttpWatch supports these different configurations without any additional changes or reinstallation.

Check the SSL Strength Of HTTPS Connections
The SSL tab displays information about the type of certificates and encryption used to setup an HTTPS connection. Potential issues are highlighted as being of 'medium' or 'weak' strength'
 

Automatically Detects Security Issues
Warnings are displayed when a potential security issue is detected on an HTTPS page.

Verify That Headers, Cookies & Form Fields Are Used Correctly
HttpWatch shows you all the data that a secure web server delivers to the browser allowing you to check that sensitive field values and internal configuration details are not accidently exposed through the web interface.

Customers and Users Can Send You Log Files For Free
The free Basic Editions of HttpWatch for Windows and iOS allow anyone to send you a detailed HttpWatch log file (HWL) without having to make a purchase.

This feature is often used by software companies to diagnose issues that their customers have reported in their web based systems.

Passwords Are Masked in Log Files
A common problem with collecting HTTP trace files from customers or users is that the file may contain the password that was entered during login. HttpWatch is configured by default to mask out suspected password fields in submitted web forms.
 

HttpWatch Professional Unlocks Log Files From The Basic Edition
Log files recorded in HttpWatch Basic contain the same level of detail as HttpWatch Professional but only a limited amount of information is displayed by default. This information is available when you open the file in HttpWatch Professional.
 

Automate HttpWatch With Almost Any Programming Language
HttpWatch has an extensive automation API allowing it to be controlled from most popular programming languages - C#, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, etc.
 

Measure HTTP Performance and Detect Errors During Automated Testing
HttpWatch can be integrated with automated test frameworks for IE, such as Watir and Selenium so that you can detect HTTP level errors and performance issues during testing.
 

Automatic Recording
Log files can be collected without any programming by enabling the automatic recording and saving feature. This can be useful if you have users running manual tests and you need to keep a record of performance metrics and errors.

* Certain functions in HttpWatch Basic Edition are restricted to sites in the Alexa Top 20 or one of the following - amazon.com, ebay.com, httpwatch.com & slashdot.org 

For Windows 10 or later and Server 2016 or later
Supports: Google Chrome 103+ and Microsoft Edge 103+