The Postdata Socket.io testing tool lets you test out your socket.io services.

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Connect to a socket.io server

  1. Add the “URL”, “path” and click on “Connect”.
  2. Listen to events broadcasted by the server, shown in the log.
  3. Use the sidebar to add an event name and send messages to the server.

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Sending messages

Write your message in the “Message” input field under the “Communication” tab and click on the “Send” button. Type in the “Event” input field to send a message with an event name. The message you send will be displayed on the “Logs” pane.

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Troubleshooting

  1. Make sure you enter a valid socket.io URL, they always start with the protocol format ws://.
  2. Do not add an invalid/incorrect authorization token before you connect to a socket.io server.