Payload Lens Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 23, 2026

Payload Lens is a Chrome DevTools extension that helps developers inspect REST and GraphQL API traffic while inspecting websites.

What Payload Lens Sees

When Chrome DevTools is open, Payload Lens can show API request and response details from the page you are inspecting. This can include URLs, methods, status codes, headers, request bodies, and response bodies.

If the website you are inspecting sends sensitive data through its APIs, that data may appear in Payload Lens just like it can appear in Chrome's Network tab.

Where Data Stays

Payload Lens works locally in your browser. It does not send captured API traffic to Payload Lens servers.

What Is Saved

Payload Lens saves local settings such as theme, ignored endpoints, and whether Preserve log is enabled. If you turn on Preserve log, Payload Lens stores redacted request records locally in your browser so they can survive page reloads.

You can clear preserved logs and ignored endpoints from the extension UI. Uninstalling the extension also removes its local extension storage.

Redaction

Payload Lens redacts common secrets such as authorization headers, cookies, tokens, passwords, API keys, and session IDs before display, copying, and optional local preservation. Redaction is helpful, but you should still review anything you copy before sharing it.

Copy and Replay

Payload Lens only writes to your clipboard when you click a copy action. Replay uses the inspected page context to retry a request while DevTools is open.

What We Do Not Do

Payload Lens does not sell your data, use captured API traffic for advertising, or track your browsing activity.

Website and Feedback Links

The Payload Lens website is a static promotional site. It loads fonts from Google Fonts and links to Chrome Web Store, GitHub, and a Tally feedback form. Those services have their own privacy practices.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update this page and the Last updated date above.

Contact

Questions or privacy requests can be sent through the Payload Lens feedback form.