How to generate a HAR file?

How to generate a HAR file?

HTTP Archive (HAR) contains all web requests made by the browser tab, including the request and response headers, the body and the time it look to load. It helps to troubleshoot issues related to speed and caching. Please follow the steps below to generate a HAR file based on your browser.

For Google Chrome

  1. Right-click in the page that you wish to debug/analyze and click on Inspect.

  2. Click on the Network tab > on the record button. Refresh the page to capture the issue as output.

  3. Right-click on any of the files listed and click on Save all as HAR with Content. Save the file. You can use this output file for troubleshooting the issue. 

For Firefox

  1. In the page that you wish to debug/analyze, click on the hamburger icon > Web Developer. 

  2. Click on Network.

  3. Refresh the page to capture the issue as output. Right-click on any of the files listed and click on Save All as HAR. Save the file. You can use this output file for troubleshooting the issue. 

For Microsoft Edge

  1. In the page that you wish to debug/analyze, go to Developer tools and click on the Network tab.
  2. Refresh the page to capture the issue as output. 
  3. Click on Export as HAR (the Save icon). Save the file. You can use this output file for troubleshooting the issue. 

For Safari

  1. Check if you have the Develop menu listed. If not, go to Safari > Preferences > Advanced > check the option Show Develop Menu in menu bar. 

  2. In the page that you wish to debug/analyze, go to Develop > Show/Connect Web Inspector.

  3. Refresh the page to capture the issue as output. Control + click on the resource for which you wish to capture the HAR file for and click Export HAR.


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