How does one modify the request url in Chrome Extensions with the Extensions API?
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For instance, modify http://google.com to https://google.com before sending to server in an extension. Which API can achieve this?
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Answer:
It's not currently possible to modify request URLs before they're sent. There are a few extensions that attempt to mitigate this by doing redirects to the https versions of sites after the initial page-load ("Use HTTPS" for example: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kbkgnojednemejclpggpnhlhlhkmfidi ), but that's obviously not good enough. There's no solid timeline I can give you for their availability, but the team is working hard on some experimental APIs to make exactly this sort of extension possible. You can take a look at the current status yourself at http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/experimental.webNavigation.html and http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/experimental.webRequest.html These APIs don't yet provide all the hooks that are needed to implement the feature, but they are something our privacy group feels strongly about finishing.
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Other answers
It was certainly not possible when OP asked this question since Chrome has not exposed its https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/webRequest then. But now, you can find a lot of Chrome extensions to modify your network requests.One of them is http://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/requestly/mdnleldcmiljblolnjhpnblkcekpdkpa which can be used for the following Redirect Urls (Your use case) Block Websites Modify Request/Response headers Switch Domains, Replace query parameter values Have a look at this: There are few other extensions as well which can help you achieve this like Switcheroo.Moreover, Requestly is an open-source project available at http://github.com/requestly/chrome-extension So if you are interested in code how to do this, you can look at background.js file.Disclaimer: I built Requestly so you can blame me for anything you don't like.
Sachin Jain
Even I did not get any good extension, So I am using proxy tools: You can use fiddler, Wireshark to break the request/response and send to server.
Kishan Dewangan
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