http

user-friendly HTTP client

TLDR

GET request

$ http [https://api.example.com/users]

POST with JSON

$ http POST [url] name=value

POST with form data

$ http --form POST [url] field=value

Custom headers

$ http [url] Authorization:"Bearer [token]"

Download file

$ http --download [url]

Authenticated request

$ http --auth [user]:[password] [url]

Verbose output

$ http --verbose [url]

Use a named session

$ http --session=[name] [url]

SYNOPSIS

http [options] [method] url [data]

HTTPie (http) is a user-friendly HTTP client. It provides intuitive syntax, colorized output, and JSON support for API interaction.The tool simplifies making HTTP requests from the command line. It automatically formats responses and supports sessions and authentication.

PARAMETERS

METHOD

HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).

URL

Request URL.

DATA

Request data (key=value pairs).

-d, --download

Download file.

-f, --form

Form encoded data.

-j, --json

JSON data.

-v, --verbose

Verbose output.

-o, --output FILE

Output file.

-a, --auth USER:PASS

Basic or digest authentication credentials.

-A, --auth-type TYPE

Authentication type: basic, digest, bearer.

--session NAME

Create or reuse a named session for cookies and headers.

-p, --print FLAGS

Control output: H (request headers), B (request body), h (response headers), b (response body).

--pretty STYLE

Output formatting: all, colors, format, none.

--verify CERT

SSL certificate verification. Use no to skip.

--proxy PROTOCOL:URL

Use a proxy for requests.

--follow

Follow HTTP redirects.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

Python package. Different from curl syntax. JSON by default.

HISTORY

HTTPie was created by Jakub Roztocil as a more user-friendly alternative to curl for API testing.