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we are experimenting with Appium for our mobile testing. I couldn't find how to read the API calls our app does towards our backend. Is it possible to 'listen' to the network calls of the app and for example read the JSON body that is returned from our backend?

Thanks

java api testing mobile appium

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we are experimenting with Appium for our mobile testing. I couldn't find how to read the API calls our app does towards our backend. Is it possible to 'listen' to the network calls of the app and for example read the JSON body that is returned from our backend?

Thanks

java api testing mobile appium

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we are experimenting with Appium for our mobile testing. I couldn't find how to read the API calls our app does towards our backend. Is it possible to 'listen' to the network calls of the app and for example read the JSON body that is returned from our backend?

Thanks

java api testing mobile appium

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There are two possible ways of recording the network calls:

1) Set up proxy in your mobile via any of the proxy tool you use like charles, wireshark. What I mean is manually open whatever GUI tool you have and route your traffic via the tool as when you want to listen to network traffic.

2) Another way is through browsermob proxy. This would generate a HAR file of all the network calls that were made(would give the headers of the response and not JSON data).Maven Dependency is:

 <dependency>
 <groupId>net.lightbody.bmp</groupId>
 <artifactId>browsermob-core-littleproxy</artifactId>
 <version>2.1.0-beta-3</version>
 </dependency>

Add this where you create your environment:

// Starting server BrowserMobProxy

 server= new BrowserMobProxyServer();
 server.setConnectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 server.start(8897);
 Proxy proxy = ClientUtil.createSeleniumProxy(server);

Set capabilities:

 capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.PROXY, proxy);

After the driver is set up, create a HAR file

 server.newHar("2.har");

In your @AfterSuite add below:

 if(server.getHar()==null)
 System.out.println("No Har capture");
 
 Har har = server.getHar();
 if(har==null)
 System.out.println("Har is NULL");
 

 FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(FILE_OUTPUT_HAR+"fos"+".har");
 har.writeTo(fos);



 HarLog log = har.getLog();
 if(log==null)
 System.out.println("Harlog is null");
 
 List<HarEntry> entries = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<HarEntry>(log.getEntries());
 System.out.println("entries"+entries);
 for (HarEntry entry : entries)
 System.out.println("entry="+entry.getRequest().getUrl());
 

 File harFile = new File(HAR_FILE_PATH+"2"+".har");
 File("/Users/yourpath/"+"2"+".har"); 
 har.writeTo(harFile);

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answered May 26 '16 at 4:55

Tabish JavedTabish Javed

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  Thanks Tabish. Does this work in with Appium server as well? I noticed appium is not supported by BrowserMobProxy. Here is the link github.com/appium/appium/issues/4968. Do you have any suggestions?
  
  – vm31
  May 26 '16 at 18:39
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I tried the apporach as well you mentioned, har file is generated without any information more than the basics. Here is the info. "log": "version": "1.2", "creator": "name": "BrowserMob Proxy", "version": "2.1.0-beta-3-littleproxy", "comment": "" , "pages": [ "id": "Second.har", "startedDateTime": "2016-05-26T21:42:46.453+02:00", "title": "Second.har", "pageTimings": "comment": "" , "comment": "" ], "entries": [], "comment": ""
  
  – vm31
  May 26 '16 at 19:48
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Did you set up your phone to route its traffic via proxy port(8897 in the example)?
  
  – Tabish Javed
  May 27 '16 at 5:21
  

  
  
  
  


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  Yes Tried it that but app starts complaining that the network is being monitored. Also my app does not work on Rooted devices.
  
  – vm31
  May 28 '16 at 20:23
  

  
  
  
  


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  Any idea how can make my device listen to BrowserMobProxy server?
  
  – vm31
  Jun 1 '16 at 12:32
  

  
  
  
  

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There are two possible ways of recording the network calls:

1) Set up proxy in your mobile via any of the proxy tool you use like charles, wireshark. What I mean is manually open whatever GUI tool you have and route your traffic via the tool as when you want to listen to network traffic.

2) Another way is through browsermob proxy. This would generate a HAR file of all the network calls that were made(would give the headers of the response and not JSON data).Maven Dependency is:

 <dependency>
 <groupId>net.lightbody.bmp</groupId>
 <artifactId>browsermob-core-littleproxy</artifactId>
 <version>2.1.0-beta-3</version>
 </dependency>

Add this where you create your environment:

// Starting server BrowserMobProxy

 server= new BrowserMobProxyServer();
 server.setConnectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 server.start(8897);
 Proxy proxy = ClientUtil.createSeleniumProxy(server);

Set capabilities:

 capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.PROXY, proxy);

After the driver is set up, create a HAR file

 server.newHar("2.har");

In your @AfterSuite add below:

 if(server.getHar()==null)
 System.out.println("No Har capture");
 
 Har har = server.getHar();
 if(har==null)
 System.out.println("Har is NULL");
 

 FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(FILE_OUTPUT_HAR+"fos"+".har");
 har.writeTo(fos);



 HarLog log = har.getLog();
 if(log==null)
 System.out.println("Harlog is null");
 
 List<HarEntry> entries = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<HarEntry>(log.getEntries());
 System.out.println("entries"+entries);
 for (HarEntry entry : entries)
 System.out.println("entry="+entry.getRequest().getUrl());
 

 File harFile = new File(HAR_FILE_PATH+"2"+".har");
 File("/Users/yourpath/"+"2"+".har"); 
 har.writeTo(harFile);

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answered May 26 '16 at 4:55

Tabish JavedTabish Javed

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Tabish. Does this work in with Appium server as well? I noticed appium is not supported by BrowserMobProxy. Here is the link github.com/appium/appium/issues/4968. Do you have any suggestions?
  
  – vm31
  May 26 '16 at 18:39
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried the apporach as well you mentioned, har file is generated without any information more than the basics. Here is the info. "log": "version": "1.2", "creator": "name": "BrowserMob Proxy", "version": "2.1.0-beta-3-littleproxy", "comment": "" , "pages": [ "id": "Second.har", "startedDateTime": "2016-05-26T21:42:46.453+02:00", "title": "Second.har", "pageTimings": "comment": "" , "comment": "" ], "entries": [], "comment": ""
  
  – vm31
  May 26 '16 at 19:48
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Did you set up your phone to route its traffic via proxy port(8897 in the example)?
  
  – Tabish Javed
  May 27 '16 at 5:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes Tried it that but app starts complaining that the network is being monitored. Also my app does not work on Rooted devices.
  
  – vm31
  May 28 '16 at 20:23
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Any idea how can make my device listen to BrowserMobProxy server?
  
  – vm31
  Jun 1 '16 at 12:32
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

0

There are two possible ways of recording the network calls:

1) Set up proxy in your mobile via any of the proxy tool you use like charles, wireshark. What I mean is manually open whatever GUI tool you have and route your traffic via the tool as when you want to listen to network traffic.

2) Another way is through browsermob proxy. This would generate a HAR file of all the network calls that were made(would give the headers of the response and not JSON data).Maven Dependency is:

 <dependency>
 <groupId>net.lightbody.bmp</groupId>
 <artifactId>browsermob-core-littleproxy</artifactId>
 <version>2.1.0-beta-3</version>
 </dependency>

Add this where you create your environment:

// Starting server BrowserMobProxy

 server= new BrowserMobProxyServer();
 server.setConnectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 server.start(8897);
 Proxy proxy = ClientUtil.createSeleniumProxy(server);

Set capabilities:

 capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.PROXY, proxy);

After the driver is set up, create a HAR file

 server.newHar("2.har");

In your @AfterSuite add below:

 if(server.getHar()==null)
 System.out.println("No Har capture");
 
 Har har = server.getHar();
 if(har==null)
 System.out.println("Har is NULL");
 

 FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(FILE_OUTPUT_HAR+"fos"+".har");
 har.writeTo(fos);



 HarLog log = har.getLog();
 if(log==null)
 System.out.println("Harlog is null");
 
 List<HarEntry> entries = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<HarEntry>(log.getEntries());
 System.out.println("entries"+entries);
 for (HarEntry entry : entries)
 System.out.println("entry="+entry.getRequest().getUrl());
 

 File harFile = new File(HAR_FILE_PATH+"2"+".har");
 File("/Users/yourpath/"+"2"+".har"); 
 har.writeTo(harFile);

share|improve this answer

answered May 26 '16 at 4:55

Tabish JavedTabish Javed

18122 silver badges55 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Tabish. Does this work in with Appium server as well? I noticed appium is not supported by BrowserMobProxy. Here is the link github.com/appium/appium/issues/4968. Do you have any suggestions?
  
  – vm31
  May 26 '16 at 18:39
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried the apporach as well you mentioned, har file is generated without any information more than the basics. Here is the info. "log": "version": "1.2", "creator": "name": "BrowserMob Proxy", "version": "2.1.0-beta-3-littleproxy", "comment": "" , "pages": [ "id": "Second.har", "startedDateTime": "2016-05-26T21:42:46.453+02:00", "title": "Second.har", "pageTimings": "comment": "" , "comment": "" ], "entries": [], "comment": ""
  
  – vm31
  May 26 '16 at 19:48
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Did you set up your phone to route its traffic via proxy port(8897 in the example)?
  
  – Tabish Javed
  May 27 '16 at 5:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes Tried it that but app starts complaining that the network is being monitored. Also my app does not work on Rooted devices.
  
  – vm31
  May 28 '16 at 20:23
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Any idea how can make my device listen to BrowserMobProxy server?
  
  – vm31
  Jun 1 '16 at 12:32
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

There are two possible ways of recording the network calls:

1) Set up proxy in your mobile via any of the proxy tool you use like charles, wireshark. What I mean is manually open whatever GUI tool you have and route your traffic via the tool as when you want to listen to network traffic.

2) Another way is through browsermob proxy. This would generate a HAR file of all the network calls that were made(would give the headers of the response and not JSON data).Maven Dependency is:

 <dependency>
 <groupId>net.lightbody.bmp</groupId>
 <artifactId>browsermob-core-littleproxy</artifactId>
 <version>2.1.0-beta-3</version>
 </dependency>

Add this where you create your environment:

// Starting server BrowserMobProxy

 server= new BrowserMobProxyServer();
 server.setConnectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 server.start(8897);
 Proxy proxy = ClientUtil.createSeleniumProxy(server);

Set capabilities:

 capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.PROXY, proxy);

After the driver is set up, create a HAR file

 server.newHar("2.har");

In your @AfterSuite add below:

 if(server.getHar()==null)
 System.out.println("No Har capture");
 
 Har har = server.getHar();
 if(har==null)
 System.out.println("Har is NULL");
 

 FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(FILE_OUTPUT_HAR+"fos"+".har");
 har.writeTo(fos);



 HarLog log = har.getLog();
 if(log==null)
 System.out.println("Harlog is null");
 
 List<HarEntry> entries = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<HarEntry>(log.getEntries());
 System.out.println("entries"+entries);
 for (HarEntry entry : entries)
 System.out.println("entry="+entry.getRequest().getUrl());
 

 File harFile = new File(HAR_FILE_PATH+"2"+".har");
 File("/Users/yourpath/"+"2"+".har"); 
 har.writeTo(harFile);

share|improve this answer

answered May 26 '16 at 4:55

Tabish JavedTabish Javed

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 <dependency>
 <groupId>net.lightbody.bmp</groupId>
 <artifactId>browsermob-core-littleproxy</artifactId>
 <version>2.1.0-beta-3</version>
 </dependency>

// Starting server BrowserMobProxy

 server= new BrowserMobProxyServer();
 server.setConnectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 server.start(8897);
 Proxy proxy = ClientUtil.createSeleniumProxy(server);

 capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.PROXY, proxy);

 server.newHar("2.har");

 if(server.getHar()==null)
 System.out.println("No Har capture");
 
 Har har = server.getHar();
 if(har==null)
 System.out.println("Har is NULL");
 

 FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(FILE_OUTPUT_HAR+"fos"+".har");
 har.writeTo(fos);



 HarLog log = har.getLog();
 if(log==null)
 System.out.println("Harlog is null");
 
 List<HarEntry> entries = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<HarEntry>(log.getEntries());
 System.out.println("entries"+entries);
 for (HarEntry entry : entries)
 System.out.println("entry="+entry.getRequest().getUrl());
 

 File harFile = new File(HAR_FILE_PATH+"2"+".har");
 File("/Users/yourpath/"+"2"+".har"); 
 har.writeTo(harFile);

share|improve this answer

answered May 26 '16 at 4:55

Tabish JavedTabish Javed

18122 silver badges55 bronze badges

answered May 26 '16 at 4:55

Tabish JavedTabish Javed

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answered May 26 '16 at 4:55

Tabish JavedTabish Javed

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