Overview

This guide explains how to configure Hoppscotch API development desktop application with Astra Proxy Service to capture HTTP traffic.

Prerequisites

You need to have Astra Proxy Service and Astra Traffic Collector running with astra-cli

📄 How to Setup Astra Proxy Service Integration using astra-cli

How to configure Hoppscotch

1. Open Setting in the Hoppscotch Desktop App

• Launch the Hoppscotch desktop application on your system

• In the left vertical menu, click the gear icon (⚙) to open Settings.

3. Configure Native Interceptor

• In the Interceptor section:

  • Select “Native” as the interceptor type.

  • Under Native → Global Defaults:

    • Turn off:

      • Verify Host

      • Verify Peer

    • Turn on:

      • Proxy

    • Set the Proxy URL to:

      localhost:8181
      

4. Send a REST Request

• In the left vertical menu, click the “REST” button to switch to the REST client interface.

• Enter your API request details (method, URL, headers, etc.).

• Click “Send” to fire the request via the configured proxy.

Your request is traced and you will now be able to see your API endpoint in Astra dashboard. You should be able to run the following command and confirm the whether tracing was done successfully

./astra-cli proxy logs
./astra-cli collector logs

📄 How to inspect logs using astra-cli