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The Ultimate API Gateway for Local Development.

Tunnel your localhost with the CLI, or point a domain straight at any public URL — no install, nothing left running. Then inspect, replay and debug every request that passes through.

terminal
$npm install -g node-proxylens
$proxylens 3000

Two ways to connect

A tunnel exists to reach what we cannot. When your target is already public, skip it entirely.

CLI Tunnel

For anything only your machine can reach — localhost, a dev container, a server behind the office firewall.

$ proxylens 3000 -d my-api
  • Reaches private networks and localhost
  • Live reload as you edit locally
  • Free plan included
New

Server-to-Server Proxy

Point a domain at any public URL from the dashboard. No CLI, no terminal open overnight — it keeps serving whether your laptop is on or not.

my-api.proxylens.dev
https://api.your-company.com
  • Runs 24/7 with nothing installed
  • Watch a staging or third-party API
  • HTTP and WebSockets, fully inspected
Read the guide

Either way you get the same inspector: full request timeline, replay, WebSocket transcripts and AI analysis.

How the CLI tunnel works

Get a public URL for your localhost in 3 simple steps.

1

Install CLI

Install the Node.js CLI globally on your machine using npm.

npm i -g node-proxylens
2

Start Tunnel

Run the command pointing to your local server port.

proxylens 8080 -d my-awesome-api
3

Inspect Traffic

Get a public URL instantly and view traffic in our dashboard.

https://your-name.proxylens.dev

Everything you need to debug

A complete suite of tools for the modern backend engineer.

Public URLs

Get a URL like cool-api.proxylens.dev that forwards to your local port — or straight to any public URL, with no CLI at all.

Webhook Testing

Capture and replay webhooks from Stripe, Slack, or GitHub without redeploying your code.

API Gateway

Mock responses, inject headers, or simulate errors (500, 404) to test how your app handles failure.

Flow Recording & Load Test

Record a user journey, save it as a "Flow", and replay it with 100x concurrency to stress test your API.

AI Traffic Analysis

Get instant insights on errors, performance bottlenecks, and security headers using Gemini AI.

Headless CLI

Run npx proxylens 3000 in your terminal to inspect traffic without leaving your workflow.