cRequest
A HTTP requests inspection tool
Hey folks 👋
We just launched cRequest, a lightweight HTTP request inspection tool built by the team behind Cronhooks (our webhook scheduling platform). If you’ve ever needed to test webhooks, inspect incoming HTTP requests, or debug integrations quickly — this is for you.
🛠 Why we built cRequest
At Cronhooks, webhooks are our bread and butter. But we constantly ran into this problem: testing incoming HTTP requests should be simple, fast, and reliable — yet the existing tools were often too bloated, or didn’t fit well with modern developer workflows.
So we built cRequest with a few key principles:
🧪 Instantly generate a unique URL to capture HTTP requests
🔍 View method, headers, query parameters, and body in real-time
♻️ Session-based – refresh-safe, but resets on tab close
⚡ No login required, no fluff – just open and use
💡 Use cases
Testing webhook payloads from 3rd party services (Stripe, GitHub, etc.)
Debugging client-side API calls during development
Teaching/learning how HTTP works (perfect for demos)
Logging and monitoring HTTP traffic during testing phases
🌐 Try it now
👉 https://crequest.cronhooks.io
We’d love to hear what you think — feedback, bugs, feature requests, or even just a shoutout. We’re just getting started with cRequest and already have some exciting updates on the roadmap (response customization, history, team sharing, etc.).
Thanks for checking it out!
– Cronhooks team
2 Comments
Nice execution on keeping this lightweight - the "no login, no fluff" approach is exactly right for debugging tools. You need to get in and get out fast.
The webhook payload use case is a solid wedge. We've been working in an adjacent space (API observability for agents) and see the same pain pattern: devs just want to see what actually got sent without setting up elaborate logging infrastructure.
Curious about your roadmap - how are you thinking about persistence vs ephemeral sessions? The session-based approach keeps it simple but some debugging workflows benefit from comparing requests over time.
Keep shipping!
I often need something like this. I usually just run a little mirror server. I will check it out next time I need it.