tcpdump and wireshark
tcpdump and wireshark Capture traffic in a file using tcpdump: $ sudo tcpdump -i any -w /tmp/xxx.dmp -s 0 host localhost and port 8080 $ sudo tcpdump -i any -w /tmp/xxx.dmp -s 0 net 127.0.0.1 and port 8080 View traffic from dump file using wireshark: $ wireshark -r /tmp/xxx.dmp Optionaly apply filter in wireshark as "http" Click on a Http request On the bottom pane, right click on "eXtensible Markup Language" -> Copy -> Bytes -> Printable Text Only Paste the text in clipboard into a text editor