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toran vs Stripe CLI (stripe listen)
The Stripe CLI includes a 'listen' command that forwards Stripe webhook events to a local development server. It's commonly used to test Stripe integrations without deploying to a public URL.
What Stripe CLI listen is good at
- ✓Forwarding Stripe webhook events to a local development server
- ✓Testing Stripe payment flows end-to-end during development
- ✓Replaying past webhook events for debugging
- ✓Tight integration with Stripe's event types and payloads
Where it falls short for general API debugging
- △Only works with Stripe webhooks, not general inbound or outbound traffic
- △Does not observe outbound API calls your app makes to Stripe or other services
- △Cannot be used to debug non-Stripe integrations
How toran is different
- →toran observes outbound API requests to any service, including Stripe
- →Shows the exact requests your app sends and responses it receives
- →Works for any third-party API, not just Stripe
- →Read-only by design: no webhook forwarding or event replay
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Quick decision rule
Use Stripe CLI listen for testing Stripe webhook integrations locally. Use toran to see the outbound API calls your application makes to Stripe or any other third-party service.
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