tldr/pages/linux/httpie.md

httpie

A user friendly command-line HTTP tool.

• Send a GET request (default method with no request data):

http {{https://example.com}}

• Send a POST request (default method with request data):

http {{https://example.com}} {{hello=World}}

• Send a POST request with redirected input:

http {{https://example.com}} < {{file.json}}

• Send a PUT request with a given JSON body:

http PUT {{https://example.com/todos/7}} {{hello=world}}

• Send a DELETE request with a given request header:

http DELETE {{https://example.com/todos/7}} {{API-Key:foo}}

• Show the whole HTTP exchange (both request and response):

http -v {{https://example.com}}

• Download a file:

http --download {{https://example.com}}