Redirect URL, Modify Headers & Mock APIs chrome extension

What is Redirect URL, Modify Headers & Mock APIs?

Redirect URL, Modify Headers & Mock APIs is a redirect url extension for chrome. also, it is api extension and block redirects extension. it's a free extension and is featured in Developer Tools, it has 100,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.46 from 1,027 rated user, last update is 388 days ago.

What’s new in version 23.4.5?

                ? Open-Source developer tool to test & debug web applications - Intercept, Modify & Debug network requests. Used by over 180,000+ web developers in 5000+ organizations.

Github Repo - https://github.com/requestly/requestly/

Requestly brings the power of Charles Proxy & Fiddler directly to the browser with a simple interface, collaboration features, active support & No VPN issues. Here are some top features

? Set up redirects for APIs, Javascript (Switch Environment e.g. Prod to Staging)
? Modify API Responses (Fixed Response or Programmatic Override)
? Modify HTTP Headers
? Share debugging sessions with Video, console logs, network logs, and env details with teammates
? Inbuilt Mock Server
? Insert external Javascript & CSS on any website
? Block & Throttle Requests
? https://requestly.io/blog/5-ways-to-make-debugging-easy/

? Mock API Response - XMLHttpRequest (XHR) & Fetch Requests
    ▪️ Define Custom Response for your APIs requested by XHR/fetch
    ▪️ Start working on frontend when backend is not ready
    ▪️ Modify API response directly in Staging or Production environment
    ▪️ Works with graphQL APIs
    ▪️ Simulate fake HTTP Status Code (400s or 500s) for APIs
    ▪️ Simulate bad API responses and test different error paths in your frontend code
?  Demo Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIPbxUGUYq8&t=1s&ab_channel=Requestly

? Redirect URLs, Change Host, Modify Query Params (Map Remote or Map Local)
    ▪️ Use dev/staging APIs in production sites & test local changes without deployment
    ▪️ Debug remote Javascript by loading locally running JS in production sites
    ▪️ Switch Hosts (e.g. abc.com/* to xyz.com/*)
    ▪️ Debug Ad Tracking Pixels, Debug A/B Test Campaigns, etc
    ▪️ Remote Debugging with Requestly on Production sites 
    ▪️ Swap Adobe Launch (Adobe DTM) scripts in production with staging script
? Demo Video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85GVaOWTnlE (Map Local)

? Modify Headers - Add/Remove/Update request and response Headers
    ▪️ It can be used to handle CORS Issues in your application
    ▪️ Add / Remove / Modify Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame Options, X-Forwarded-For, Authorization, Access-Control-Allow-Origin, mime-type, user-agent headers, etc
    ▪️ Manage cookies in the response headers
    ▪️ Conditional URL targeting for header modifications
    ▪️ Selenium Integration - https://www.npmjs.com/package/@requestly/selenium 
? Demo Video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLEHS6NFYZY (Modify Headers Demo)

? Share sessions with teammates including Video, console logs, network logs & env details
    ▪️ Get quality bug reports from QAs, Customer Support & other non-technical people
    ▪️ Never deal with asking Steps to Reproduce
    ▪️ Attach the session recording link in Jira Tickets, Emails, or Slack anywhere
    ▪️ Improve debugging experience by 10x
?  Demo Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_qXQAzUQgU

? Delay/Throttle Network Requests - API Requests, JS, CSS, etc
    ▪️ Supports delay in both XHR & fetch based API requests 
    ▪️ Delay API requests to test the loading experience of your app 
    ▪️ Test different race conditions in your applications, you can delay a script by some milliseconds
    ▪️ Test your app when one or more APIs responds slow or fails (API Latency has gone up)

? Insert Scripts to any Webpage like TamperMonkey or GreaseMonkey Scripts
    ▪️ UserScripts are simple javascript, CSS code that can change the layout of a page, add or remove new functionality and content, or automate actions.
    ▪️ Use File Hosting service to upload long scripts and Inject them using Script Rule
    ▪️ Inject your JS tags on potential customers' sites and test your features
    ▪️ The sales/product team can use this to demo the product directly on the prospect’s website (10x engaging demo)
?  Demo -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dvucRjLwGY (Insert Custom Scripts)

? Block requests or Websites by matching keywords or URL criteria
    ▪️ Block internal & external Scripts/APIs & test the impact on your websites
    ▪️ Build your own custom blocker: Block URLs matching a particular pattern - Could be Ads, Tracking pixels, Images, etc

? Additional Features 
    ▪️ Enable/Disable rules with a single click  
    ▪️ Export and import the rules and maintain a backup for your rules
    ▪️ Easy collaboration with others. Share Rules with other Users in one click
?  Demo -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM7kTFy-vdc

References
? Website       - https://requestly.io
? Docs          - https://docs.requestly.io  
? Github       - https://github.com/requestly/requestly
? Desktop App   -  https://requestly.io/desktop
? Issue          - https://github.com/requestly/requestly/issues

? HashTags - Charles Proxy, modheader, web, debugging APIs, AdTech, Intercept, requestly, adobe launch, fiddler, network            

How to install Redirect URL, Modify Headers & Mock APIs?

You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.

Preview of Redirect URL, Modify Headers & Mock APIs

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Reviews of redirect url, modify headers & mock apis:

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Devin Howard April 12th, 2023

This tools is great for doing developer work and proof of concepts on the fly. Would Highly recommend!

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Krzysztof Wasilewicz April 12th, 2023

This tools is simply great for developers and it makes possible collaborative work in team.

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David McKinney April 7th, 2023

Great application for devs! Really neat

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