Log, view, and Block WP HTTP requests
As of April 2026, Inspect HTTP Requests is a WordPress api plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Top alternative: WP Consent API.
** This plugin is inpired from the work of log-http-requests plugin **
Monitor all the HTTP Request being made via WP HTTP Methods i.e. wp_remote_get, wp_remote_post Block any request by just a click of button.
Track how much time a request like updating core/plugin/theme taking (may be useful for bandwidth consumption analysis),
This plugin logs all WP_HTTP requests and displays them in a table listing for easy viewing. It also stores the runtime of each HTTP request.
If you add a base-url manually, e.g. https://api.woocommerce.com, there will be no more entries stored for that host.
Add the following to wp-config.php for default blocking:
define( 'inspect_http_requests_default_block', true );
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| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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