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# HTTPie: human-friendly CLI HTTP client for the API era
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HTTPie (pronounced _aitch-tee-tee-pie_ ) is a command-line HTTP client.
Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible.
HTTPie is designed for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with APIs & HTTP servers.
The `http` & `https` commands allow for creating and sending arbitrary HTTP requests.
They use simple and natural syntax and provide formatted and colorized output.
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[![Docs ](https://img.shields.io/badge/stable%20docs-httpie.io%2Fdocs-brightgreen?style=flat&color=%2373DC8C&label=Docs )](https://httpie.org/docs)
[![Latest version ](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/httpie.svg?style=flat&label=Latest&color=%234B78E6&logo=&logoColor=white )](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/httpie)
[![Build ](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/httpie/httpie/Build?color=%23FA9BFA&label=Build )](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/actions)
[![Coverage ](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/httpie/httpie?style=flat&label=Coverage&color=%2373DC8C )](https://codecov.io/gh/httpie/httpie)
[![Twitter ](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/httpie?style=flat&color=%234B78E6&logoColor=%234B78E6 )](https://twitter.com/httpie)
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[![Chat ](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-Discord-brightgreen?style=flat&label=Chat%20on&color=%23FA9BFA )](https://httpie.io/discord)
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< img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/httpie/httpie/master/docs/httpie-animation.gif" alt = "HTTPie in action" width = "100%" / >
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## We lost 54k GitHub stars
Please note we recently accidentally made this repo private for a moment, and GitHub deleted our community that took a decade to build. Read the full story here: https://httpie.io/blog/stardust
![](docs/stardust.png)
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## Getting started
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- [Installation instructions → ](https://httpie.io/docs#installation )
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- [Full documentation → ](https://httpie.io/docs )
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## Features
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- Expressive and intuitive syntax
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- Formatted and colorized terminal output
- Built-in JSON support
- Forms and file uploads
- HTTPS, proxies, and authentication
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- Arbitrary request data
- Custom headers
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- Persistent sessions
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- `wget` -like downloads
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[See all features → ](https://httpie.io/docs )
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## Examples
Hello World:
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```bash
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$ https httpie.io/hello
```
Custom [HTTP method ](https://httpie.io/docs#http-method ), [HTTP headers ](https://httpie.io/docs#http-headers ) and [JSON ](https://httpie.io/docs#json ) data:
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```bash
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$ http PUT pie.dev/put X-API-Token:123 name=John
```
Build and print a request without sending it using [offline mode ](https://httpie.io/docs#offline-mode ):
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```bash
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$ http --offline pie.dev/post hello=offline
```
Use [GitHub API ](https://developer.github.com/v3/issues/comments/#create-a-comment ) to post a comment on an [Issue ](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues/83 ) with [authentication ](https://httpie.io/docs#authentication ):
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```bash
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$ http -a USERNAME POST https://api.github.com/repos/httpie/httpie/issues/83/comments body='HTTPie is awesome! :heart:'
```
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[See more examples → ](https://httpie.io/docs#examples )
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## Community & support
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- Visit the [HTTPie website ](https://httpie.io ) for full documentation and useful links.
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- Join our [Discord server ](https://httpie.io/discord ) is to ask questions, discuss features, and for general API chat.
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- Tweet at [@httpie ](https://twitter.com/httpie ) on Twitter.
- Use [StackOverflow ](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/httpie ) to ask questions and include a `httpie` tag.
- Create [GitHub Issues ](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues ) for bug reports and feature requests.
- Subscribe to the [HTTPie newsletter ](https://httpie.io ) for occasional updates.
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## Contributing
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Have a look through existing [Issues ](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues ) and [Pull Requests ](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/pulls ) that you could help with. If you'd like to request a feature or report a bug, please [create a GitHub Issue ](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues ) using one of the templates provided.
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[See contribution guide → ](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md )