Debug Electron App HTTP Traffic
Capture and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic from Electron desktop applications. Debug main process, renderer process, and preload scripts without modifying application code.
Features
HTTPS Decryption
Automatically intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic from your terminal commands. Inspect request and response bodies in plain text.
Request & Response Inspection
View full HTTP headers, body content, cookies, and timing information for every request made by your scripts and CLI tools.
Debug Main & Renderer Process
Capture HTTP traffic from both the Electron main process (Node.js) and renderer process (Chromium). Full visibility into your app.
API Mock & Rewrite
Mock API responses or rewrite request/response data without changing your source code. Perfect for testing edge cases.
Debug Packaged Apps
Debug production Electron apps without source code access. Inspect API calls and network behavior of any installed Electron application.
Breakpoint Debugging
Pause requests matching specific rules, edit headers or body on the fly, then continue or abort. Like a debugger for HTTP.
Setup Guide
Electron
Launch Electron app via HTTPeep
Use hp launch to start an Electron app with proxy pre-configured. Specify the app path, or use --pick to select from a system dialog.
Trust the CA certificate
For HTTPS decryption, trust the HTTPeep root CA certificate on your system.
Start debugging
All HTTP/HTTPS traffic from the launched app is captured in HTTPeep for inspection.
FAQ
Electron
Do Electron apps use system proxy settings?
Yes. Electron is built on Chromium, which respects system proxy settings by default. Enable the system proxy in HTTPeep and Electron apps will route traffic through it.
Can I debug production Electron apps?
Yes. With system proxy enabled, HTTPeep captures traffic from any Electron app on your machine, including packaged production apps.
How do I debug Electron during development?
Use hp launch electron --app <path> to launch your Electron app with proxy pre-configured, or hp launch --pick to select an app from a system dialog.
Start debugging Electron apps
Free to use. Capture, mock, and debug Electron HTTP traffic with HTTPeep.