flutter_stetho_interceptor

A Flutter plugin to inspect HTTP API calls and responses on Android using Chrome DevTools, powered by Facebook’s Stetho.

It enables powerful debugging of network calls, similar to Chrome's Network tab, for your Flutter Android applications.

📌 Inspect requests and responses (headers, body, method, URL, etc.) made with HttpClient like http or Dio in real-time, right from Chrome’s chrome://inspect.

🔎 Why Use This Plugin?

Need to debug API calls in Flutter Android apps without using external tools.
Works with Dart's HttpClient, so you can inspect calls from packages like http, dio, etc.
Ideal for developers who miss flutter_stetho or need an updated alternative.

Keywords: inspect Flutter APIs, flutter api inspector, flutter stetho, flutter chrome devtools, network debug Android Flutter

✨ Features

Intercepts and logs all HTTP requests made via Dart's HttpClient
Displays network traffic (requests, responses, headers, body, etc.) in Chrome DevTools
Supports streaming of request/response bodies

👨‍💻Demo

🔧 Installation

Add this to your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  flutter_stetho_interceptor: ^0.0.1

🚀 Getting Started

Initialize StethoFlutter: In your main.dart, call the FlutterStethoInterceptor.initialize(); before any HTTP requests:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'package:flutter_stetho_interceptor/flutter_stetho_interceptor.dart';

void main() {
 // Initialize plugin in your main function
 FlutterStethoInterceptor.initialize();

 runApp(MyApp());
}

Make Requests: Make requests using http.Client or HttpClient

🧭 Viewing in Chrome DevTools

Ensure your Android emulator/device is connected and debugging enabled.
Open Chrome and visit: chrome://inspect
Click inspect under your app to view real-time network traffic in the Network tab.

⁉️Troubleshooting 🛠

DevTools Window Not Showing or Rendering Incorrectly

If you notice that the Chrome DevTools window does not appear or renders incorrectly when inspecting your Flutter app using Stetho

This issue appears to stem from a change introduced in Chrome/Chromium versions after 88.0.4324, which affects how the DevTools window renders when using Stetho.

As discussed in this GitHub comment, a practical workaround is to use an older version of a Chromium-based browser.

✅ Recommended workaround:

Use Brave v1.20.110, which is based on Chromium 88.0.4324. This version properly renders the DevTools window when inspecting via Stetho.

📱 Platform Support

Platform	Supported
Android	✅ Yes
iOS	❌ No
Web	❌ No
Desktop	❌ No

📦 Based On

🙏 Credits

Developed and maintained by @rathorerahul586 Inspired by the original flutter_stetho plugin and adapted for modern Flutter versions with enhancements.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.