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httplab

Interactive web server for inspecting and mocking HTTP requests

TLDR

Start httplab on the default port
$ httplab
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Start on a specific port
$ httplab -p [8080]
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Start with an initial response status and body
$ httplab -s [200] -b "[Hello, World]"
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Start with an initial response delay
$ httplab -d [500]
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Enable CORS
$ httplab --cors
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Specify custom config path
$ httplab -c [path/to/.httplab]
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SYNOPSIS

httplab [options]

DESCRIPTION

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.

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.

SEE ALSO

curl(1), nc(1), httpie(1)

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