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HAR Privacy Redactor

Remove common secrets from a pasted HAR archive, strip request and response bodies and inspect a field-removal ledger before sharing.

Sanitization ledgerEditable projectsLocal processing

Source → inspect → export

Open project

Preparing the worked example…

Your source & settings

Settings & options

Open your media file

Files stay in your browser. Try the built-in sample first.

Choose file

Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB.

Inspect your result

PREVIEW & EXPORT

Output file

Know what changed

A targeted sanitizer, not a guarantee of anonymity. It removes bodies, cookie arrays, URL credentials/query values/fragments, selected headers and server IP fields. Paths, timings and unknown HAR extension fields remain; inspect the output yourself.

Choose another output above or open Export files.

Explore the example

Remove common secrets from a pasted HAR archive, strip request and response bodies and inspect a field-removal ledger before sharing.

What you can inspect

Sanitization ledger — Entry, Field, Action.

Keep the result you need

Use the output selector to inspect each generated file, then download it. Save a project to keep source inputs and settings together. Result files and editable projects serve different purposes.

Processing & file support

Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB.

Your working session

Processing runs locally in a worker with a 30-second cancellation limit. Undo and redo keep up to 20 edits in this tab. Project files include imported assets and are limited to 40 MiB. There is no automatic saving.

Public pages include advertising and optional analytics under our privacy policy. Review the method and any flagged output before sharing files.

Using HAR Privacy Redactor

Remove common secrets from a pasted HAR archive, strip request and response bodies and inspect a field-removal ledger before sharing.

Start with the worked example in har json, then paste your own source or open a text file.
Adjust additional secret header names · comma list. Change one setting at a time so you can understand its effect.
Choose “Create sanitized HAR”. Inspect the sanitization ledger before using the result.
Download the selected output, inspect other files in Export files and save a project if you want to reopen the same inputs.

Example

Try the built-in example, inspect sanitization ledger and compare the result after changing one option.

Questions & answers

What does HAR Privacy Redactor do?

Remove common secrets from a pasted HAR archive, strip request and response bodies and inspect a field-removal ledger before sharing.

What are the important limitations?

Can I save and reopen my work?

Yes. Save a project JSON file containing your inputs, settings and any imported assets. Projects are limited to 40 MiB. Undo/redo stores up to 20 edits in this session and is not saved in the project. There is no automatic saving.

How do imports and output previews work?

Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB. Text previews show up to 150,000 characters; downloads include the complete output. Tables show 50 rows per page; CSV files include all rows.