Viewing REQUEST object in IE with Developer Tool Bar

Question

Is it possible? If so, how? If not, what do I need to do to see the REQUEST object (POST and GET vars) in IE?

Solution 1

I think you can use Network Capture tab in the Developer Tools (Press F12 to open it), but it is only available in IE9 I believe (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2011/06/15/network-capture-with-internet-explorer.aspx).

I if you need to capture requests in other versions of IE, the best solution is to use Fiddler (http://www.fiddler2.com)

Solution 2

To start capturing network traffic in Internet Explorer 9+, press F12 to open the Developer Tools, click the Network tab, and then click the Start Capturing button (or a green triangle with a tooltip Enable network traffic capturing).

To see information about a specific request, select an entry in the summary view, and then click the Go To Detailed View button (or just DETAILS).

You can find here Request Headers, Request Body, and so on.

To stop the capturing click a red square.

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References:

1. Using Windows Internet Explorer Developer Tools Network Capture | MSDN.

Comments

[Robert C. Barth]

Probably best to just use Fiddler.

[kyle]

Confirmed you can use this tab in IE9 to catch ajax/post/get calls. I use web console and firebug all the time in FF, but find IE developer tools cumbersome.