Network Monitor

If you’ve used Chucker on Android, Network Monitor will feel familiar — but designed for Kotlin Multiplatform setups.

Kotlin Multiplatform Android

🚀 Ready to monitor your network?

Add Network Monitor to your project in under 2 minutes

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📦 Installation

Add the definitions to your libs.versions.toml. Use the no-op artifact for release builds to ensure zero overhead in production.

# libs.versions.toml
networkMonitor = "0.1.0"
networkMonitor-debug = { module = "com.kturker:networkmonitor", version.ref = "networkMonitor" }
networkMonitor-release = { module = "com.kturker:networkmonitor-noop", version.ref = "networkMonitor" }

💡 Pro Tip: The no-op variant ensures zero performance overhead and prevents any logging in production builds.

🛠️ Integration

1. Ktor (KMP) Integration

For KMP projects using Ktor, install the MonitorLogging feature. You can configure it to hide sensitive headers, filter by host, and customize notifications.

internal fun httpClient() = HttpClient {
    install(MonitorLogging) {
        // Mask sensitive headers (e.g., Authorization) with a placeholder
        sanitizeHeader(placeholder = "****") { header -> header == "Authorization" }
        
        // Log only specific hosts (e.g., only github.com)
        filter { it.url.contains("github.com") }
        
        // Customize the notification title for the monitoring app
        setNotificationTitle("Recording Monitor Sample")
    }
}

2. Retrofit / OkHttp Integration

For Android Retrofit projects, use the addNetworkMonitor extension on your OkHttpClient.Builder. This provides the same powerful features as the Ktor implementation.

val okHttpClientBuilder = OkHttpClient.Builder()
    .addNetworkMonitor {
        // Mask sensitive headers (e.g., Authorization) with a placeholder
        sanitizeHeader(placeholder = "****") { it == "Authorization" }
        
        // Log only specific hosts (e.g., only github.com)
        filter { it.url.contains("github.com") }
        
        // Customize the notification title for the monitoring app
        setNotificationTitle("Recording Monitor Sample")
    }

return okHttpClientBuilder.build()

🔌 Android Studio Plugin

💡 Streamline your debugging!

Export your network logs as XML or Text and instantly import them as validation rules using our RuleKit plugin. Perfect for sharing traffic with your team or attaching logs to bug reports.

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✨ Key Features

🔒 Header Sanitization

Protect sensitive data by masking headers like Authorization or Cookie using sanitizeHeader.

🎯 Host & URL Filtering

Reduce noise by filtering logs to only show traffic from specific domains using the filter block.

� Custom Notifications

Customize the persistent notification title to identify different environments or apps easily.

🚀 Production Ready

Includes a no-op artifact to ensure safety and performance in release builds.

🌐 Cross-Platform

Full Kotlin Multiplatform support for Android and iOS targets.

📱 Built-in UI

Inspect requests, responses, and headers directly within the app using a clean, user-friendly interface.

📸 In-App Preview

A powerful debugging tool right in your pocket. Search, filter, and share requests with ease.

Live Traffic

Monitor requests in real-time with status codes, methods, and duration at a glance.

Advanced Search

Quickly find what you need. Filter by specific hosts, methods, or search within response bodies.

Inspect & Share

Deep dive into headers and bodies. Share logs as cURL or JSON with a single tap.

🤝 Comparison with Similar Tools

See how Network Monitor stacks up against other popular network debugging tools.

Feature	Network Monitor	Chucker	Others
KMP Ktor Support	✓	✗	✗
Retrofit Support	✓	✓	⚠
Header Sanitization	✓	⚠	✗
Host Filtering	✓	✗	✗
No-Op Release Build	✓	✓	⚠
Multiplatform	✓	✗	✗