outlogger

Outlogger

Log outgoing network requests.

A lightweight Node.js library that intercepts and logs all outgoing http, https, and fetch requests — including API calls made by SDKs.

Note: This library monkey-patches core modules. Use with caution in production environments.

Why?

Existing tools and devtools don't provide a simple way to log outgoing requests. This package fills that gap for debugging and development.

When to Use

• Your app makes many third-party API/SDK calls and you want to track them.
• You need visibility into all outgoing HTTP traffic for debugging.

Installation

npm install outlogger

Usage with Axios

const axios = require('axios')
const { outlogger, restore } = require('outlogger')

// Start logging outgoing requests
outlogger({ verbose: true })

// Make requests with axios, fetch, http, or https...
await axios.get('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1')

// Optionally, stop logging and restore original functions
// Call restore() if you want to revert monkey-patching
restore()

Output

GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1 - Headers: {"Accept":"application/json, text/plain, */*","User-Agent":"axios/1.11.0","Accept-Encoding":"gzip, compress, deflate, br"}

Usage with an SDK

const { tavily } = require('@tavily/core') // Example SDK
const { outlogger, restore } = require('outlogger')

outlogger({ verbose: true })

const client = tavily({ apiKey: process.env.TAVILY_API_KEY })

// tavily makes an API call behind the scenes
await client.search('site:google.com latest sports news', {
  max_results: 3,
})

Output

POST https://api.tavily.com/search - Body: {"query":"site:google.com latest sports news","max_results":3} - Headers: {"Accept":"application/json, text/plain, */*","Content-Type":"application/json","Authorization":"<your-api-key>","X-Client-Source":"tavily-js","User-Agent":"axios/1.11.0","Content-Length":"62","Accept-Encoding":"gzip, compress, deflate, br"}

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
verbose	boolean	false	Log headers, body, and query params
params	boolean	false	Log query parameters only
body	boolean	false	Log request body only
headers	boolean	false	Log headers only

Features

• Logs HTTP method, URL, headers, and body (configurable).
• Supports http, https, and fetch.
• Compatible with Axios, node-fetch, got, and native Node APIs.
• Simple restore() to revert monkey-patching.

Limitations & Warnings

• Monkey-patching: May interfere with other libraries that also patch these modules.
• Performance: Logging large bodies can impact performance.
• Production use: This library is intended for development and debugging, not for production-critical environments.

License

MIT © 2025
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