JMeter – Record iOS application HTTP requests

In this article, Lets see how to record iOS application HTTP/HTTPS requests using JMeter.

Desktop/Laptop Setup:

• Make a note of your Desktop/Laptop IP address.
• Ensure that you have JMeter 2.11 or above & Java 7 or above.

JMeter Setup:

• Start JMeter . (Go to JMETER_HOME/bin, Start jmeter.bat or jmeter.sh)
• Under JMeter Test Plan – Workbench, add ‘HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder’.
• You can add a ‘View Results Tree’ under  ‘HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder’  to see the request & response details while recording. (It is not mandatory to have it.)

 

• In my setup, Proxy server is running at port 2020.
• Click on the ‘Start’ button in ‘HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder’ to start the proxy server.

• You would see above dialog. JMeter will create a  certificate – ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA.crt  under JMETER_HOME/bin. (Java6 does not create this certificate).
• If JMeter does not create new certificate, remove these files in the bin directory & restart proxy server.
  • ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA.crt
  • proxyserver.jks
• Send the certificate to your email.

iOS Device Setup:

• In your ipad/mobile device, open the – ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA.crt – file & Install. We would need this if the iOS app uses HTTPS which will lead to SSL handshake issue.
• On your iPad, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and click the arrow next your Wi-Fi connection. Under “HTTP Proxy”, select the Manual button and enter your desktop’s IP address in the Server field. Then enter “2020″ in the Port field.

 

That’s it. Now your iPad/device will be sending all the requests via your JMeter proxy server running in your PC.

I opened Trello app in my iPad. JMeter started recording all the HTTP requests from iPad.

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