httplab

Interactive web server for inspecting and mocking HTTP requests

TLDR

Start httplab on the default port

$ httplab

Start on a specific port

$ httplab -p [8080]

Start with an initial response status and body

$ httplab -s [200] -b "[Hello, World]"

Start with an initial response delay

$ httplab -d [500]

Enable CORS

$ httplab --cors

Specify custom config path

$ httplab -c [path/to/.httplab]

httplab is an interactive web server that lets you inspect incoming HTTP requests and forge responses in real time through a terminal UI. It runs a local HTTP server and displays each request's method, path, headers, and body, while allowing you to customize the response status code, headers, and body interactively.Pre-built responses can be saved and loaded from a .httplab configuration file. The tool is useful for API development, webhook testing, and debugging HTTP client behavior.

PARAMETERS

-p, --port port

Port to bind to (default: 10080).

-s, --status code

Initial response status code (default: 200).

-b, --body string

Initial response body (default: "Hello, World").

-d, --delay ms

Initial response delay in milliseconds.

-H, --headers strings

Initial response headers (default: X-Server:HTTPLab).

-a, --auto-update

Auto-update response when fields change (default: true).

--cors

Enable CORS.

--cors-display

Display CORS requests (default: true).

-c, --config path

Custom config path.

-v, --version

Print version.

INSTALL

nix profile install nixpkgs#httplab

CAVEATS

Designed for development and testing only; not suitable for production use. Default port is 10080, which may conflict with other services.

HISTORY

httplab was created by Gustavo Chaín (qustavo) and is written in Go. It was designed to provide developers with a quick way to inspect and mock HTTP interactions without configuring a full mock server.