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Dev tools · December 19, 2021

ParrotBay

HTTP request inspection, mocked API response, HTTP proxy

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What it does

ParrotBay provides a unique URL that you can execute any type of HTTP requests against it. allows you to inspect your HTTP requests, design webhooks, and mimic your entire backend endpoints with static and dynamic JSON responses.

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