Debug HTTPs requests in iOS Simulator
To start debugging the network traffic of your apps running inside iOS simulator, follow these steps
Download & install Requestly Desktop app
To install Requestly Root Certificate on your Mac:
a. Navigate to
Connected Apps
in the sidebar and choose targetEverywhere: System Wide
b. Enter system password if prompted
c. Ensure that the
Install & Trust Certs
step is successful
Note the proxy URL and port shown at the top of the App. This is where requestly is running it's proxy and where you need to redirect your traffic to from iOS emulator
Open XCode and choose your project. In the menu click
Product > Scheme > Edit Scheme
Set enivronment variables
http_proxy
andhttps_proxy
to the proxy URL given by Requestly (refer step #3)
Start the emulator
Xcode > Open Developer Tool > Simulator
To verify the proxy settings: Open Safari and navigate to
http://amiusing.requestly.io/
If it saysSuccess
, all good till now Else retry from Step 2
Now you need to install Requestly's Root Certificate in the emulator
a. In Safari, navigate to
http://requestly.io/ssl
(Use http here, not https) and tapAllow
to download the Requestly Root Certificateb. After downloading the certificate, navigate to
General
inSettings
and chooseDevice Management
c. Open
RQProxyCA
and clickInstall
Since this certificate has been installed, we need to mark it as trusted. Navigate to
Settings > About > Certificate Trust Settings
and enable trust forRQProxy CA
Once the certificate has been trusted, you can now intercept traffic using Requestly and create rules to modify them as required
You should now be able to see your rules being applied in the traffic table inside Requestly.
But here are a few more tips to fully utilize requestly with the debugging tools that iOS simulator offers
Open native Web Inspector or Developer Tool for Safari
In case you want to also see the requests in the safari devtools of your simulator:
Launch Safari in iOS Simulator:
Launch Safari on your mac and navigate to
Develop
in the menu bar,Find your Simulator device and tap the webpage you want to inspect.
Bypass CORS for Safari running in simulator
You might sometimes run into CORS issues when trying to apply rules during debugging.
To disable CORS for safari inside the iOS simulator:
Navigate to the
Develop
menu in Safari andCheck
Disable Cross-Origin Restrictions
andLocal FIle Restrictions