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FailSwitch

by Ale Mendoza · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Simulate network failures for testing and QA.

Users
4
−2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#283K
#235K among extensions
Version
0.0.1
updated 19 Jul 2025

Users

monthly, 15 months
024Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 4 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 15 months
001Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About FailSwitch

A extension that allows developers and QA teams to simulate network failures by selectively blocking requests based on URL patterns. It's useful for testing error handling, loading states, and offline scenarios

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days−2−33.3%00.00
6 months+4–00.00
1 year+4–00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.0.119 Jul 2025

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
19 Jul 2025
Size
12 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagedeclarativeNetRequestdeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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