Webhook.site as a Localtunnel alternative

With Webhook.site CLI, you can easily forward requests to your Webhook.site URL to a local endpoint, or even another endpoint that's behind a firewall.

To get started, install Webhook.site CLI (whcli) via NPM or Docker, and follow the examples. If you're a Webhook.site subscriber, you'll also need an API key.

1. To install via NPM: npm install -g @webhooksite/cli
2. Now you should be able to run whcli
3. To create the tunnel, use the following command:

   whcli forward --token=abc-123 --api-key=def-456 --target=https://localhost:8080
   

Where token is your Webhook.site URL ID (e.g. if your Webhook.site URL webhook.site/abc-123, your token ID is abc-123.)

If you are a free Webhook.site user, you do not need the --api-key flag.

To read more about Webhook.site CLI, for example how to handle self-signed certificates, go here.

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Last update: November 2, 2025 15:55:48