Local Dashboard

The local dashboard is a built-in web UI served automatically by the SDK. It shows the same interface across all SDKs.

Cloud mode

In cloud mode, the local dashboard is not started. Metrics are visualized in the APIForge cloud dashboard instead. See Cloud Mode.

Access

Node.js / Python

http://localhost:4242

PHP / Laravel

http://localhost:8000/_apiforge

Node.js and Python start a dedicated HTTP server on port 4242 automatically in the background when your app starts.

PHP / Laravel serves the dashboard via routes registered at /_apiforge on your app's own port — no separate process is needed.

Panels

Health Score

A single 0–100 score summarizing the global health of your API, computed from four dimensions:

Dimension	Weight
Availability (2xx rate, last 24h)	30%
Performance (P90 vs historical baseline)	30%
Stability (absence of anomalies, last 7 days)	25%
Quality (proportion of active, healthy endpoints)	15%

A score above 85 is healthy. Below 60 indicates a problem that needs attention.

Latency chart

Time series of P50, P90 and P99 latency per endpoint. Click any route in the table to focus the chart on that route.

Available time ranges: 24h / 7d / 30d.

Routes table

All instrumented routes, sorted by request volume. Columns:

Column	Description
Route	Parameterized pattern — e.g. GET /users/:id or GET /users/{user_id}
Requests	Total calls in the selected time range
P50 / P90 / P99	Latency percentiles in milliseconds
Avg size	Average response body size in bytes (Content-Length), when available
Error rate	Percentage of 4xx + 5xx responses
Status	OK, SLOW, DEGRADED, or DEAD

Insights panel

Automatically generated alerts — no configuration required. Filter chips let you narrow the list to a specific insight type: ANOMALY, DRIFT, DEAD, PERF, or UNTRACKED.

See Automatic Insights.

Disabling the dashboard

Node.js

app.use(apiforge({ dashboardPort: 0 }))

Python

app.add_middleware(ApiForgeMiddleware, dashboard_port=0)

PHP / Laravel (.env)

APIFORGE_DASHBOARD=false

Custom port / prefix

Node.js

app.use(apiforge({ dashboardPort: 9090 }))
// Dashboard → http://localhost:9090

Python

app.add_middleware(ApiForgeMiddleware, dashboard_port=9090)
# Dashboard → http://localhost:9090

PHP / Laravel (.env)

APIFORGE_DASHBOARD_PREFIX=debug/apiforge
# Dashboard → http://localhost:8000/debug/apiforge

Security note

The dashboard has no authentication in local mode. Do not expose port 4242 (or the /_apiforge prefix) to the public internet. Use a firewall rule or SSH tunnel if you need to access it remotely:

# Node.js / Python
ssh -L 4242:localhost:4242 user@your-server
# Then open http://localhost:4242

# PHP / Laravel — protect the route in production via middleware