httpie

CLI>=3.0

Modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era.

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Installation

Homebrewbrew install httpie
pippip install httpie

Links

License

BSD-3-Clause

AI Agent Notes

Friendlier curl for REST APIs with JSON formatting

When to use

Testing REST APIs, sending HTTP requests with readable output

Examples
  • http GET api.example.com/users
  • http POST api.example.com/data key=val

Proven Recipes

GET request with JSON response🟢 98% success
http GET api.example.com/users
POST JSON data🟢 95% success
http POST api.example.com/data key=value nested:='{"a":1}'
Request with auth header🟢 97% success
http GET api.example.com/me Authorization:'Bearer TOKEN'