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How it Works
ngrok is a globally distributed reverse proxy fronting your web services
Put localhost on the internet
ngrok is the fastest way to put your app on the internet. Test mobile apps against your development backend. Build webhook consumers and demo websites without deploying.
Connect to networks without pain
No port forwarding, no dynamic DNS, no VPN. Access IoT devices in the field. Connect to your customers' private-cloud software in seconds.
Protect and scale your services
ngrok's edge is your competitive edge. Scale your services with global network acceleration and k8s-style load balancing. Instantly add zero trust SSO, WAF, mTLS, failover + more to any app with no code.
From development...
Zero setup time. Get started instantly with a single command.
...to production
When it's time to go to prod, define your network edge using industry best practice infrastructure-as-code tooling.
The ngrok platform
Encryption
Automatic certificates and an A+ SSL report card with no config.
Instant domains
Use a ngrok domain with no setup or bring your own domain.
Identity
Protect services with OAuth, SAML and OIDC.
Load balancing
Route traffic to multiple backends for scale and fault tolerance.
Runs everywhere
One executable, no dependencies. Any OS, any CPU architecture.
Observability
Log all traffic and account activity.
Any protocol
Native support for HTTP, TLS, and any TCP based protocol.
Zero Trust
Add SSO, Mutual TLS, IP Policy, and webhook signature verification.Built for Developers
All functionality available via API
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Automate your ngrok network edge with the
HTTP API
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Script and explore with a
builtin CLI
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Respond to events in realtime with
Event Subscriptions
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Native API Client libraries in your
favorite languages
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Provision ngrok infrastructure with
Terraform
ngrok api reserved-domains create --name="my-app.com"
200 OK
{
"id":"rd_abcd1234"
"name":"my-app.com"
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Enterprise ready
Controls, audit and policy to meet your business requirements
Dashboard SSO
Manage developer access through your identity provider.
Audit Trails
Keep track of developer activity and tunnel traffic with ngrok’s events system.
Control
Enforce usage of the company account instead of personal ngrok accounts.
Policy
Enable default config and role based access control.
SLA
Uptime and support SLAs for applications that need them.
