A user friendly command-line HTTP tool - httpie

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A user friendly command-line HTTP tool. More information: GitHub - httpie/cli: 🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more..

  • Send a GET request (default method with no request data):

http {{https://example.com}}

  • Send a POST request (default method with request data):

http {{https://example.com}} {{hello=World}}

  • Send a POST request with redirected input:

http {{https://example.com}} < {{file.json}}

  • Send a PUT request with a given JSON body:

http PUT {{https://example.com/todos/7}} {{hello=world}}

  • Send a DELETE request with a given request header:

http DELETE {{https://example.com/todos/7}} {{API-Key:foo}}

  • Show the whole HTTP exchange (both request and response):

http -v {{https://example.com}}

  • Download a file:

http --download {{https://example.com}}

  • Follow redirects and show intermediary requests and responses:

http --follow --all {{https://example.com}}