HTTPie

HTTPie provides an intuitive CLI and desktop client for testing, debugging, and interacting with HTTP APIs, featuring human-readable syntax and formatted JSON output.

When to Use

• Human-Friendly CLI API Testing: Intuitive, colorized HTTP client alternative to curl with concise JSON syntax.
• Session & Authentication Management: Persisting auth headers, cookies, and tokens across requests using --session.
• Form Data & File Uploads: Uploading multi-part forms and files with progress bars and MIME type detection.
• API Prototyping & Scripting: Testing GraphQL, REST, and streaming SSE endpoints from the terminal.

Quick Start