AlexKalinin / request-x

A web extension to block or modify requests.

Request X

This is a web extension to block or redirect undesired requests.

Supported browsers:

• Chrome
• Brave
• Edge
• Firefox (not officially released)
• Kiwi Browser (not all features)
• Other Chromium-based browsers

Installation

• Chrome web store

Features

• Block requests by methods and URL patterns
• Maintainable lists
• Easy to share your lists with others
• Redirect requests
• Modify headers
• Modify cookie properties like SameSite

Use cases

• Debug APIs but avoid unexpected mutations
• Block unwanted contents in an extremely flexible way
• Set authorization header to avoid inputing username/password again and again
• Set CORS header to allow certain cross-site requests without server changes
• Change SameSite for old services to work on latest browsers
• ...

Click and Subscribe

Click on URLs with a magic hash #:request-x: to subscribe it:

<a href="https://example.com/path/to/rules.json#:request-x:">Subscribe</a>

Set subscription type as search params within the magic hash:

<a href="https://example.com/path/to/rules.json#:request-x:?type=request">Subscribe My List</a>

Here is an example: Subscribe

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