Examine http response headers in IE8

Question

I'm looking for an ie8-addon that displays the http headers like firebug or httpliveheaders do. Any advice is appreciated.

edit: I may be blind but it seems as if the built-in developer tools (F12) do not show the http headers.

Answer 1

The Network Tab in F12 Tools for IE 11 actually includes Header Information. You have to look under DETAILS. No need to use any 3rd party tool at all.

Answer 2

Not a full answer, but a step in the right direction:

In http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2010/04/22/ie9-developer-tools-network-tab.aspx it says:

The [IE9] developer tools include some new capabilities and improvements over the tools in IE8:

A new tab for inspecting network traffic.

So inspecting network traffic is impossible in IE8 Developer Tools. You'll need to install something else. See the other answers for final solutions.

Answer 3

Since there isn't something built into IE 8 for this, an alternative is to find a standalone copy of wget for Windows - like http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/.

wget -S <url> will show you the headers (and leave behind a html file, which you can further view or remove). This seems a bit more lightweight than the Fiddler2 method.

Answer 4

If you want to view HTTP headers in your IE I recommend using DebugBar.
I've tested it with IE8 and it was working with no problems. It has also few other useful features like validating HTML or viewing cookies.

However I see two problems with this tool:

• for personal use it is for free, otherwise you have to pay.
• dynaTrace had some compatibility issues with DebugBar.

Answer 5

Proxomitron (no admin rights required) and Proximodo (a more modern clone, but requires admin rights to install) are standalone software that acts as a proxy between your browser and the internet, they allow you to inspect and modify all headers.

Answer 6

1. Press F12 in IE
2. Go to Network Tab --> DETAILS.

You will see the HTTP header information