HTTP Analyzer is a sniffer or viewer that allows you to monitor and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic in real-time. It can trace and display wide range of information, including Header, Content, Cookies, Query Strings, Post data, Request and Response Stream, redirection URLs and more. It has a request builder that enables you to handcraft a HTTP/HTTPS Request. It also provides cache information and session clearing, as well as HTTP status code information and several filtering options. A useful developer tool for performance analysis, debugging and diagnostics.
HTTP Analyzer includes two Editions---Standard-alone EXE Edition and Add-on Edition.
HTTP Analyzer Standard-alone Edition :Standard windows EXE application. It can capture HTTP/HTTPS traffic from some specific processes or user/session/system wide applications. It has the ability to capture HTTP information in Windows applications without launching them from HTTP Analyzer. HTTPS is available if the application uses the Microsoft WININET API (ex. ie, outlook) , Mozilla NSS API. (ex. firefox, thunderbird) or OpenSSL.
HTTP Analyzer Add-on Edition : An add-on that integrates into the lower part of IE or Firefox browser window to provide a HTTP monitor and analysis tool without leaving the browser window. It can only capture HTTP/HTTPS traffic from IE or Firefox process.
Launching HTTP Analyzer IE Add-on (ALT+SHIFT+F5)
Once you install the IE HTTP Analyzer, it can now be displayed as a pane in the lower part of the Internet Explorer window.
You can display or hide IE HTTP Analyzer by using the Internet Explorer tool bar button shown below:
Or by using the shortcut (ALT+SHIFT+F5)
or select it from the View menu:
In some cases, you might not see the IE HTTP Analyzer button. If you have customized the Toolbar for Internet Explorer, the IE HTTP Analyzer icon may not automatically appear in the toolbar when you restart Internet Explorer after installation completes.
If this is the case, try the following steps:
Make sure the Standard Buttons are enabled in your browser by clicking on Views > Toolbars > Standard Buttons.
Next, click on View > Toolbars > Customize...
In the dialog box, scroll through the list of "Available toolbar buttons".
After you find the IE HTTP Analyzer button, click on it and then on the "Add ->" button.
Click "Close".
The IE HTTP Analyzer button should now appear among the Standard Buttons whenever you launch Internet Explorer.
If the IE HTTP Analyzer button still does not appear, reboot your computer.
Once you have IE HTTP Analyzer displayed in Internet Explorer press the Start button to capture HTTP/HTTPS traffic.
Click on the HttpAnalyzer Tools menu item or status bar icon:
If these options is not available please restart Firefox and check that Http Analyzer is not disabled in Tools->Add-ons. The add-on can also be opened using Keyboard Shortcut (ALT+SHIFT+F5).
