About APXY
APXY is a network debugging tool that runs as a local proxy on a developer's machine. It sits between an app and the services it calls, so every HTTP and HTTPS request and response can be read in plain text while the surrounding debugging context stays attached to the session.
Beyond capture, APXY lets users create and test mock rules that change responses from unstable endpoints, replay requests, compare a failing request with a working one and simulate network conditions such as latency and bandwidth limits. It is operated from a command line and a web interface, and an MCP server and agent skill give AI coding agents the same control, so they can gather evidence and verify fixes from the terminal.
A separate iOS SDK supports capturing traffic from mobile devices. APXY installs with a shell script and keeps the proxy local. It is a commercial product with a pricing page, a documentation site and comparison pages against other tools, and it suits developers who debug API integrations, often together with an AI coding assistant.
Key features
- Captures HTTP and HTTPS traffic locally
- Mock rules for unstable endpoints
- Request replay and diffing
- Network throttling for latency and bandwidth
- CLI and web UI
- MCP server and agent skill
- iOS SDK for mobile capture
Good fit for
- →Debugging failing API calls
- →Giving a coding agent real network context
- Tags
- network-debugging
- proxy
- api-mocking
- http
- cli
- mcp
- developer-tools
- ai-agents
APXY: questions and answers
- What is APXY used for?
- APXY is a developer proxy that runs locally and records HTTP and HTTPS traffic, with a CLI and web UI for mocking, replaying and comparing requests, built to work with AI coding agents. It is a good fit for debugging failing API calls and giving a coding agent real network context.
- Is APXY open source?
- No. APXY is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the API Tools category, open-source options include Mockoon, ATAC and Insomnia Mockbin.
- What are some alternatives to APXY?
- APXY competes with Charles Proxy, Proxyman and Fiddler.
Open-source alternatives to APXY
See all
Mockoon
API Tools
Mockoon is the easiest and quickest way to run mock APIs locally. No remote deployment, no
MITvs Beeceptor★ 8.4kATAC
API Tools
A simple API client (postman like) in your terminal
MITvs Postman★ 3.7k
Insomnia Mockbin
API Tools
Insomnia Mockbin is the underlying backend for the API mocks capability of Insomnia. It is
OSSvs Beeceptor★ 2.1k
Resterm
API Tools
Terminal API client for HTTP, GraphQL and gRPC. Plain .http files you can diff and version
Apache-2.0vs Postman★ 2kcurlie
API Tools
The power of curl, the ease of use of httpie.
MIT★ 3.7k
Mocky
API Tools
Generate custom HTTP responses, the simpler way to test your Web Services
Apache-2.0vs Beeceptor★ 2.1k
SaaS alternatives to APXY
See allCharles Proxy
API Tools
HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy for inspecting and rewriting traffic
SaaS
Proxyman
API Tools
Native macOS HTTP debugging proxy for inspecting app network traffic
SaaS
Fiddler
API Tools
Telerik web debugging proxy for inspecting HTTP and HTTPS traffic
SaaS
0mcp
API Tools
Platform for launching and running production MCP servers so SaaS products work with AI agents
SaaS
AppForgeNow
API Tools
Converts REST APIs into ChatGPT apps by mapping responses to UI widgets and packaging a deployable bundle
SaaS
Beeceptor
API Tools
Hosted mock API server with request inspection and rule-based responses
SaaS

