Detects UI vs API data drift at the field level, in real time. No instrumentation needed.
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1.0.1
updated 5 Oct 2026
About Driftwatch
Driftwatch finds stale UI. It sits in Chrome DevTools, watches the API calls a page makes, and checks each field of every JSON response against what the page actually shows. Mismatches appear in a ⚡ Driftwatch tab, field by field.
WHAT YOU GET
• Automatic interception of fetch and XMLHttpRequest calls, with latency
• Field-level drift: "total: API 549, UI ₹499.00"
• Checks the rendered DOM (data-testid, id, name, itemprop, class) and Redux / Zustand state stores
• Format-tolerant matching: ₹499.00 equals 499, 1,299 equals 1299
• No SDK, no code changes in the app you are testing
HOW TO USE
1. Open any page and press F12.
2. Open the ⚡ Driftwatch tab.
3. Use the page. Calls appear live; red entries expand to show the drifting fields.
TIPS
• Detection works best on apps that label UI elements (data-testid="total"). Sites with generated class names will show "no UI fields matched".
• If you install the extension while a tab is open, reload that tab once.
PRIVACY
Everything runs locally in your browser. Driftwatch sends no data anywhere.
Open source: https://github.com/vishalpande/driftwatch-devtools