Today we're launching Live Network Activity—a real-time debugging interface. This new dashboard section eliminates guesswork by showing exactly what happens with each proxy request as it occurs.
The dashboard provides real-time detailed breakdowns of every request including elapsed time, byte counts, error codes, target hostnames, and plain-English error descriptions.
Why we built Live Network Activity
Proxy debugging has traditionally required piecing together logs, status codes, and error messages across different systems. Our customers consistently reported challenges understanding why specific requests failed, performed slowly, or behaved unexpectedly.
Live Network Activity addresses these pain points by centralizing all proxy traffic data in a single, real-time interface. Instead of analyzing logs after the fact, you can now observe your proxy behavior as it happens and identify patterns or issues immediately.
Core capabilities
Real-time request monitoring: Every proxy request appears in the dashboard as it occurs, with automatic updates that require no manual refresh. You can watch your traffic patterns develop in real-time and spot anomalies immediately.
Detailed request metrics: Each entry shows elapsed time, bytes transferred, error codes, target domains, proxy user and proxy ID, network type, and proxy and client IP addresses. This level of detail helps identify performance bottlenecks and connection issues.
Advanced filtering system: Filter requests by network, protocol, error code, proxy user, proxy ID, client or proxy IP address, or service ID. The filtering system supports multiple criteria simultaneously, letting you drill down to specific traffic patterns or isolate problematic requests.
User-friendly error explanations: Because proxy traffic is TLS-encrypted, the dashboard shows Byteful's own error codes rather than HTTP status codes. Each one comes with a plain-English description of what went wrong, such as a DNS failure, a TLS negotiation error or a timeout, so you don't have to interpret cryptic network messages. The full list is in our error codes documentation.
Getting started
Live Network Activity is available now in your dashboard under the "Network Observability" section. The dashboard requires no configuration, it automatically captures all proxy traffic associated with your account.
The filtering system supports both simple selections and advanced queries. Start with basic filters like network or error code, then combine multiple criteria to narrow down specific traffic patterns.
We've designed the interface to handle high-volume traffic without performance degradation. Even accounts generating thousands of requests per minute will see smooth, responsive updates.
Access Live Network Activity in your dashboard today and see your proxy traffic like never before.
