nhatnathando/laravel-api-replay

Log, store, and replay Laravel API requests.

v1.0.5 2026-04-03 08:26 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• illuminate/console: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0
• illuminate/database: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0
• illuminate/http: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0
• illuminate/support: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0

Requires (Dev)

• orchestra/testbench: ^7.0|^8.0|^9.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^9.0|^10.0

MIT

• Nathan Do

• debug
• api
• testing
• laravel
• replay

README

Record incoming HTTP requests and responses, store them efficiently, and replay any request accurately for debugging and comparison via a modern Dashboard.

✨ Features

• ⚡ Middleware Recording: Automatically capture Request/Response details.
• 🖥️ Dashboard UI: Visual interface to browse logs and trigger replays (default at /api-replay).
• 🛡️ Production Safety: Automatic DB Rollback for dry-run replays to keep your data safe.
• 🔐 Sensitive Data Masking: Automatically masks passwords and sensitive headers.
• 🎯 Accurate Replay: Reconstructs requests using the Laravel HTTP client.
• 🏗️ Artisan Command: Still supports php artisan replay:request {uuid}.

📦 Installation

1. Install via composer:

composer require nhatnathando/laravel-api-replay

View on Packagist

1. Publish configuration, migrations, and UI views:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="api-replay-config"
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="api-replay-migrations"
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="api-replay-views"

1. Run migrations:

php artisan migrate

🛠 Usage

1. Register Middleware

Add the middlewares to your app/Http/Kernel.php (or bootstrap/app.php for Laravel 11+):

protected $middlewareGroups = [
    'api' => [
        \Storage\ApiReplay\Http\Middleware\RecordApiRequest::class,
        // Optional: Add this to enable automatic DB rollback during Dry Run replays
        \Storage\ApiReplay\Http\Middleware\SimulationMiddleware::class,
    ],
];

2. Dashboard UI

Access the dashboard at /api-replay in your browser. You can:

• View all recorded API calls.
• Compare original response vs replay response.
• Enable Dry Run Mode to simulate the request without persisting DB changes.

3. Programmatic Safety

Use the ApiReplay helper to skip side-effects (like sending real emails) during a replay:

use Storage\ApiReplay\Support\ApiReplay;

if (ApiReplay::isDryRun()) {
    // Skip sending real SMS or calling external 3rd party APIs
    return;
}

⚙️ Configuration

Check config/api-replay.php for options:

• enabled: Toggle recording.
• log_response: Enable/disable response body logging.
• sensitive_headers: List of headers to mask.
• sensitive_fields: List of JSON fields to mask.

🧪 Testing

./vendor/bin/phpunit

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