# Is it possible to view the original conversation?

**URL:** <https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120>\
**Category:** help\
**Created:** [August 1, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120 "2016-08-01T15:13:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![pcolmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mitmproxy.org/pcolmer/32/44_2.png) [@pcolmer](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/pcolmer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120/1 "2016-08-01T15:13:22Z")

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From what I can tell, if I use mitmdump to save traffic, client replay sends the client side of the conversation to the server all over again so that I get “fresh” replies from the server.

How can I look at what mitmdump has captured for both sides of the conversation without any replay going on?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![pcolmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mitmproxy.org/pcolmer/32/44_2.png) [@pcolmer](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/pcolmer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120/2 "2016-08-01T15:39:43Z")

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It looks like mitmproxy -r does the trick … but is there a way of outputting the whole of the conversation (both sides) as a text decode of the traffic? I.e. something like what mitmproxy does but for the whole conversation in one go?

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**Author:** ![mhils](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mitmproxy.org/mhils/32/7_2.png) [@mhils](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/mhils)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120/3 "2016-08-09T01:49:18Z")

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Hi @pcolmer,

Are you looking for `mitmdump -n -dd -r filename`?

Cheers,  
Max

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**Author:** ![pcolmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mitmproxy.org/pcolmer/32/44_2.png) [@pcolmer](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/pcolmer)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120/4 "2016-08-09T07:34:33Z")

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@mhils

Almost perfect! Thank you.

The slight drawback in the one test I did is that the output can be marked “(cut off)”. Is there a way to tell mitmdump not to cut off the output? If not, not the end of the world.

Thanks!

Philip

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**Author:** ![mhils](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mitmproxy.org/mhils/32/7_2.png) [@mhils](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/mhils)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120/5 "2016-08-09T07:47:53Z")

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```auto
  -d, --detail Increase flow detail display level. Can be passed
                        multiple times.

```

`-ddd` should do the job for you. 🙂

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**Author:** ![pcolmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mitmproxy.org/pcolmer/32/44_2.png) [@pcolmer](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/u/pcolmer)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.mitmproxy.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-the-original-conversation/120/6 "2016-08-09T07:59:20Z")

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Brilliant! Thank you for your patience with a newbie 🙂