HTTP Request-Response Viewer

The Internet, by definition, is an open-source environment. This means that anyone can contribute to it's content and the way things work. But in order for the different applications to function harmoniously together, there must be a standard set of rules to govern how things are done. These standards are called protocols. The primary protocol used for Internet traffic is the HyperText Tranfer Protocol or HTTP.

The following form will create an HTTP request to the site and page of your choice and display the results including the HTTP Header information, which otherwise you may never see. The header is not displayed in the browser or the source code of the file. The header may include various information such as:

• HTTP version number
• Server application and version (IIS, Apache, etc)
• Content type
• Session information

To view an HTTP request and it's response, enter a URL in the form below and hit submit.