mitmproxy

mitmproxy Plugin

Interactive HTTPS proxy for debugging and inspecting HTTP/HTTPS traffic. Available as mitmproxy (console), mitmdump (CLI), and mitmweb (web UI).

Commands

Proxy

• mitmproxy proxy start — Start interactive console proxy
• mitmproxy dump capture — Capture traffic to file via mitmdump
• mitmproxy web start — Start web-based proxy interface

Usage Examples

• "Start mitmproxy to debug HTTP traffic"
• "Capture network requests to a file"
• "Inspect HTTPS traffic with mitmweb"

Installation

pip install mitmproxy
# or
brew install mitmproxy

Examples

# Start interactive proxy
mitmproxy

# Start on specific port
mitmproxy --listen-port 9090

# Capture with filter
mitmdump --listen-port 8080 -w capture.flow

# Filter traffic
mitmdump --listen-port 8080 '~u google.com'

# Web interface
mitmweb --listen-port 8080 --web-port 8081

# Transparent proxy mode
mitmproxy --mode transparent

# Socks5 mode
mitmproxy --mode socks5

# Reverse proxy
mitmproxy --mode reverse:https://example.com

Key Features

• Intercept and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic
• Modify requests/responses on the fly
• Replay captured traffic
• Scriptable with Python
• Client-side SSL/TLS certificate generation
• Supports HTTP/1, HTTP/2, and WebSockets