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NetworkLogger

Logs every network request and response to the console via os_log. Useful for debugging API calls, reverse-engineering endpoints, and understanding how an app communicates with its backend.

What it hooks

  • NSURLSession task creation (dataTaskWithRequest:, dataTaskWithURL:, uploadTaskWithRequest:fromData:, downloadTaskWithRequest:)
  • NSURLSessionTask resume
  • NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:queue:completionHandler: (legacy)

Output format

[NetworkLogger] ▶ REQUEST GET https://platform.runawayplay.com/dragons/api/mailbox
    Headers:
        Authorization: Bearer <token>
        X-Client-Platform: ios
    Body: (none)
[NetworkLogger] ◀ RESPONSE GET https://platform.runawayplay.com/dragons/api/mailbox
    HTTP 200
    Content-Type: application/json
    ...
    Body: {"mailItems": [...]}

Build

make clean && make package THEOS_PACKAGE_SCHEME=rootless

Inject

cyan -i <input.ipa> -o <output_patched.ipa> -f <tweak.deb> -u

Viewing logs

log stream --predicate 'eventMessage contains "NetworkLogger"' --level debug

Or view in Console.app filtering for NetworkLogger.