Better Hasura Console is a Chrome extension that enhances the Hasura Console with session-based auth, an improved history panel, and cross-table search.

Why Better Hasura Console?

This is the second Chrome extension I’ve built. It’s super niche—but if you use Hasura a lot, especially for testing queries and mutations in the embedded GraphiQL console, this will be a relief.

The default Hasura Console has some frustrating limitations, so I built this extension to fix them:

Session Management:

• Manage multiple authentication sessions — each with its own GraphQL mutation and variables
• JWT-based authentication: runs your mutation, extracts the token, sets it as Authorization: Bearer in the request headers
• Switch between sessions without re-authenticating — one-click active/inactive toggle, no server round-trip
• Decodes the JWT and extracts a role name from the payload
• Auth status bar shows the active Bearer token and decoded role in real time
• Sessions persist in localStorage across page reloads

History Panel:

• Persistent operation history with unlimited storage
• Fuzzy search through past queries and mutations
• Edit operation names for easy identification
• Delete individual entries or clear all history
• View full operation text and variables on hover (Ctrl + hover)
• Works in both GraphiQL and Raw SQL pages

Cross-Table Search:

• Search for a value across all tables in your database schema
• Regex-based column discovery to target specific fields
• Progressive streaming results — data appears as each batch of tables resolves
• Column discovery caching for repeat searches
• Background pre-fetch of matching columns while you type

Table Search:

• Quick-filter tables in the Data Manager sidebar
• Instant filtering as you type