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API Inspector

by Vaishali Β· Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

API Inspector tracks API schema changes in real-time inside DevTools.

Users
14
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#171K
#143K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 3 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 8 months
0714Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 14 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 8 months
001Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About API Inspector

It analyzes JSON responses from network requests and highlights added, removed, or type-changed fields β€” helping developers catch breaking changes early during development. πŸ” What It Does βœ” Automatically extracts JSON response schemas βœ” Detects added, removed, and type-changed fields βœ” Classifies changes as breaking, minor, or unchanged βœ” Displays side-by-side schema comparisons βœ” Requires manual approval before updating stored schema βœ” Supports per-domain filtering βš™οΈ How It Works 1. Open DevTools 2. Reload the page 3. Open the API Inspector tab 4. Review detected schema changes 5. Approve updates intentionally Only HTTP 200 JSON responses are tracked. Cached (304) responses are ignored. πŸ”’ Privacy & Security β€’ No data collection β€’ No external API calls β€’ No request modification β€’ All schema processing is local β€’ Data stored using Chrome local storage only 🎯 Ideal For βœ… Frontend developers βœ… Teams working with evolving APIs βœ… Contract validation during development βœ… Debugging backend changes

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 daysβˆ’1βˆ’6.7%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+8+133.3%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.03 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
3 Mar 2026
Size
41 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
api-inspector-privacy-policy.vercel.app
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabs

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