Tool
spy-debugger
spy-debugger is a tool for remotely debugging pages in mobile browsers and app WebViews while capturing HTTP and HTTPS traffic. It injects weinre debugging code into HTML responses and can use its built-in proxy or an external one.
- Targets
- App · Website
- Category
- Website analysis tools
- Relationship
- Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed
Requirements & limits
- Install spy-debugger with npm on a computer.
- Connect the phone and computer to the same network and configure the phone's HTTP proxy.
- Install a certificate on the phone for HTTPS debugging; on iOS 15, the tool cannot identify whether a request came from a browser.
- License: MIT.
About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · wuchangming/spy-debugger · Revision 03d7871
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