README

Track & monitor inbound + outbound HTTP requests in Laravel with IP tracking, optional geo-location, detailed analytics dashboard, website updates sent to Discord & Slack via webhooks.

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require burningyolo/laravel-http-monitor

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=request-tracker-config

Publish migrations:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=request-tracker-migrations

Optionally, publish the views if you want front-end:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=http-monitor-views

Configuration

The configuration file config/request-tracker.php provides extensive options for customizing the package behavior:

Basic Settings

// Enable/disable the entire package
'enabled' => true,

// Track inbound requests
'track_inbound' => true,

// Track outbound requests
'track_outbound' => true,

// Store request/response headers
'store_headers' => true,

// Store request/response bodies
'store_body' => true,

Exclusions

// Exclude specific paths from inbound tracking
'excluded_paths' => [
    'horizon/*',
    'telescope/*',
    '_debugbar/*',
],

// Exclude specific hosts from outbound tracking
'excluded_outbound_hosts' => [
    'localhost',
    '127.0.0.1',
],

// These fields will be stored as ***omitted***
'omit_body_fields' => [
        'password',
        'password_confirmation',
        .......
    ],

Discord & Slack Webhook Settings

    // Discord Specific Webhook related fields
    'discord' => [
        'webhook_url' => env('REQUEST_TRACKER_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL', null),
        'enabled' => env('REQUEST_TRACKER_DISCORD_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED', false),
        'bot_name' => env('REQUEST_TRACKER_DISCORD_BOT_NAME', 'Laravel HTTP Monitor'),
        'avatar_url' => env('REQUEST_TRACKER_DISCORD_AVATAR_URL', 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/81748439'),

    ],
    // Slack Specific Webhook Related fields
    'slack' => [
        'webhook_url' => env('REQUEST_TRACKER_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL', null),
        'enabled' => env('REQUEST_TRACKER_SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED', false),
    ],

    // the type of data & fields you wanna send via webhook
    'notifications' => [
        'enabled_fields' => [
            'total_inbound' => true,
            'total_outbound' => true,
            'successful_outbound' => true,
            'failed_outbound' => true,
            'avg_response_time' => true,
            'unique_ips' => true,
            'last_24h_activity' => true,
            'ratio_success_failure' => true,
            'top_endpoints' => true,
            'top_ips' => true,
        ],
    ],

Automatic Tracking

Once installed, the package automatically tracks:

• All inbound requests to web and api middleware groups
• All outbound HTTP requests made via Laravel's HTTP client

Dashboard

Access the built-in dashboard by visiting:

/http-monitor

Artisan Commands

View Statistics

Display statistics about tracked requests:

php artisan request-tracker:stats

# Show stats for last 30 days
php artisan request-tracker:stats --days=30

Cleanup Old Logs

Remove old request logs based on custom criteria:

# Delete records older than 30 days
php artisan request-tracker:cleanup --days=30

# Clean only inbound requests
php artisan request-tracker:cleanup --type=inbound

# Clean by status code
php artisan request-tracker:cleanup --status=404

# Preview without deleting
php artisan request-tracker:cleanup --dry-run

# Also remove orphaned IP records
php artisan request-tracker:cleanup --orphaned-ips

Prune Based on Retention Policy

Automatically prune logs according to retention settings in config:

php artisan request-tracker:prune

# Skip confirmation
php artisan request-tracker:prune --force

Clear All Logs

Remove all tracked data (use with caution):

# Clear everything
php artisan request-tracker:clear

# Clear specific type
php artisan request-tracker:clear --type=inbound
php artisan request-tracker:clear --type=outbound
php artisan request-tracker:clear --type=ips

# Skip confirmation
php artisan request-tracker:clear --force

Send Stats to Discord & Slack

Based on Config the Data will be sent of last 24 hours.

# Send Notification
php artisan request-tracker:send-stats

Important note

All listed Artisan commands are manual only. They do not run automatically.

If you want to run any of them on a schedule (e.g. daily stats, cleanup, etc.), add them to your Laravel scheduler.

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schedule;

Schedule::command('request-tracker:send-stats')
        ->dailyAt('08:00');

Accessing Tracked Data

Query tracked requests using the provided models:

use Burningyolo\LaravelHttpMonitor\Models\InboundRequest;
use Burningyolo\LaravelHttpMonitor\Models\OutboundRequest;
use Burningyolo\LaravelHttpMonitor\Models\TrackedIp;

Database Schema

inbound_requests

Stores incoming HTTP requests with columns for method, URL, headers, body, status code, duration, user information, and more.

outbound_requests

Stores outgoing HTTP requests with similar structure plus fields for tracking what triggered the request and success/failure status.

tracked_ips

Stores unique IP addresses with optional geolocation data including country, region, city, coordinates, timezone, ISP, and organization.

View the model files src/Models/ to get more info about the columns.

Some Considerations

• Enable geo_dispatch_async to fetch geolocation data in background jobs
• Use excluded_paths to skip tracking of static assets and admin panels
• Consider disabling body storage for high-traffic applications

License

This package is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

Credits

Developed by Burningyolo

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on GitHub.