HTTPie
HTTPie CLI: human-friendly 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.
HTTPie in action
## 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) ## Getting started - [Installation instructions →](https://httpie.io/docs#installation) - [Full documentation →](https://httpie.io/docs) ## Features - Expressive and intuitive syntax - Formatted and colorized terminal output - Built-in JSON support - Forms and file uploads - HTTPS, proxies, and authentication - Arbitrary request data - Custom headers - Persistent sessions - `wget`-like downloads [See all features →](https://httpie.io/docs) ## Examples Hello World: ```bash 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: ```bash 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): ```bash 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/cli/issues/83) with [authentication](https://httpie.io/docs#authentication): ```bash http -a USERNAME POST https://api.github.com/repos/httpie/cli/issues/83/comments body='HTTPie is awesome! :heart:' ``` [See more examples →](https://httpie.io/docs#examples) ## Community & support - Visit the [HTTPie website](https://httpie.io) for full documentation and useful links. - Join our [Discord server](https://httpie.io/discord) is to ask questions, discuss features, and for general API chat. - 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/cli/issues) for bug reports and feature requests. - Subscribe to the [HTTPie newsletter](https://httpie.io) for occasional updates. ## Contributing Have a look through existing [Issues](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues) and [Pull Requests](https://github.com/httpie/cli/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/cli/issues) using one of the templates provided. [See contribution guide →](https://github.com/httpie/cli/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)