984122 - Option to set persistent custom headers for all requests.

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Netmonitor, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Dane MacMillan [:danemacmillan]]

It would be pretty cool if there were an option to set a header that would persist until turned off. Currently there is an option to edit and resend a request, which is immensely useful, but I think having some interface or option to persist a header would be amazing. I don't just mean for a given URL, but for every request sent out from the browser. There is a plugin called "Modify Headers" that does this, for reference: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/modify-headers/.

If it were to be located inside the Network tab, having it next to the performance analysis button would be a possible location.

Comment 1

[Jan Honza Odvarko [:Honza] (always need-info? me)]

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Sizzy (https://sizzy.co/) has a feature allowing to add a new custom header override for all HTTP Request made by the page. Every custom header can be switched on/off and has three fields

• header name
• header value
• label (helps to understand what is it for)

Demo: https://twitter.com/sizzyapp/status/1225113852779671552

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What if the headers panel had a new section (next to "Response Headers" and "Request Headers") called "Custom Headers" allowing the user to create new custom headers. UI similar to how we do request-blocking or XHR breakpoints.

Honza