Resource Override

Learn how to migrate your configurations from Resource Override Chrome Extension to Requestly

Import Resource Override Configurations

Instead of manually setting up rules, you can quickly import your Resource Override configuration and apply them with a few simple steps.

1

Go to Developer Tools (DevTools)

Open your browser’s DevTools and navigate to the “Override” option.

2

Download Rule Configuration

Click on the “Options” menu and then click “Save Rule” to download your current rule configuration.

3

Open Requestly Dashboard

Go to the Requestly dashboard and navigate to the HTTP Rules section.

4

Click on “Import” and select “Resource Override”

Click the Import button in the HTTP Rules section. Choose “Resource Override” from the available import options.

5

Upload Your Configuration and click Import

Upload the saved configuration file you downloaded earlier and click on the Import rules button, and your rules will be applied to your Requestly setup

Once you confirm, click on the Import button, and your rules will be applied to your Requestly setup.

Resource Override Features Comparison

Learn more about equivalent features of Requestly that you were used in Resource Override.

URL → URL

Every request URL is compared with the Match URL and is redirected to the Replace URL if the match is successful.

Exact Match

If your Resource Override configuration is with exact match without using any * in it.

This becomes a very straightforward setup in Requestly. Use the Redirect Rule with the "Equals" operator.

Wildcard Match

If your Resource Override configuration is a wildcard match with 1 * in it.

In Requestly, Use the "Wildcard" operator and the substituted value should be replaced with $1, Alternatively, if you want to modify the request instead of redirecting it, you can use the Replace Rule. The matched portion of the URL can be replaced using $1

e.g. In Requestly, You will use HTTP Redirect Rule like

Multiple Wildcard Operators

If your Resource Override configuration is a wildcard match with multiple *’s in it.

In Requestly, This becomes HTTP Redirect Rule with Wildcard Operator. Each star gets a number from left to right. You can use $<number> like $1, $2 where you want to use the matched values of *’s.

URL → File

When you want to load a file in place of the Matched URL.

In Requestly, you can use the Redirect Request Rule with Redirects to option as Pick from Files/Mock Server and then select the file/create a file that you want to load.

Inject File

In Resource Override, you can select a file(JS/CSS) and inject that into a webpage.

In Requestly, you can use Inject Script Rule as below.

Change Headers

In Resource Override, you can use Change Headers to update the Request or Response Headers.

In Requestly, you can use the Modify Headers Rule and similarly configure the rule as below.

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