Network Conditions

Simulate poor network conditions to test how your app handles slow connections, timeouts, and retry logic.

Web UI

Open Network from the Modify group. The page provides:

• Latency input field — added delay in milliseconds for all proxied requests
• Bandwidth input field — bandwidth limit in kbps (0 = unlimited)
• Clear button — remove all network conditions and restore normal speed

Changes apply immediately to all traffic flowing through the proxy.

CLI

Set network conditions

# Add 2 second latency
apxy network set --latency 2000
 
# Throttle bandwidth to 100 kbps
apxy network set --bandwidth 100
 
# Combine both
apxy network set --latency 500 --bandwidth 50

Clear network conditions

apxy network clear

Use Cases

Test loading states

Add latency to see how your app renders loading spinners and skeleton screens:

apxy network set --latency 3000
# Test UI loading states
apxy network clear

Verify timeout handling

Ensure your app handles slow responses gracefully:

apxy network set --latency 10000
# Test that timeouts trigger correctly
apxy network clear

Simulate mobile networks

Test the experience on slow connections:

# Simulate 3G connection
apxy network set --latency 200 --bandwidth 750
 
# Simulate slow 2G
apxy network set --latency 500 --bandwidth 50