httpie
user-friendly HTTP client for the command line
TLDR
Simple GET request
$ http [https://api.example.com/users]
POST with JSON$ http POST [https://api.example.com/users] name=John age:=30
POST form data$ http -f POST [url] name=John email=john@example.com
Add custom header$ http [url] Authorization:"Bearer token"
Download file$ http --download [https://example.com/file.zip]
Follow redirects$ http --follow [url]
Show only headers$ http --headers [url]
SYNOPSIS
http [options] [method] url [items...]
DESCRIPTION
HTTPie is a user-friendly HTTP client for the command line. It provides intuitive syntax, colored output, and sensible defaults for API testing and debugging.
PARAMETERS
method
HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.).--json, -j
JSON data (default).--form, -f
Form data.--headers, -h
Print only headers.--body, -b
Print only body.--download, -d
Download file.--follow, -F
Follow redirects.--auth, -a user:pass
Basic authentication.--auth-type type
Auth type: basic, digest.--session name
Named session for cookies/auth.--offline
Build request offline.
ITEM TYPES
$ key=value String data
key:=value Raw JSON
key==value Query parameter
Header:value HTTP header
@file File upload
key:=value Raw JSON
key==value Query parameter
Header:value HTTP header
@file File upload
CAVEATS
Requires Python. Syntax differs from curl. Large responses may be slow to colorize.
HISTORY
HTTPie was created by Jakub Roztočil in 2012 as a more user-friendly alternative to curl for interacting with HTTP APIs.