httpie
httpie is an HTTP client for human beings.
Syntax
Invoke http
(or https
) as follows:
- Flags:
-f
or--form
send form-encoded payloads.--multipart
specifies amultipart/form-data
payload.--offline
performs a dry-run, allowing printing the request headers and body.
- HTTP method, either standardised (
HEAD
,GET
,POST
,PUT
,PATCH
,DELETE
, etc.) or custom. - URL:
- You may omit the scheme, and may leave or retain the
://
delimiter. The default scheme depends upon the invoked command. :
refers tolocalhost
.:8080
refers tolocalhost:8080
.
- You may omit the scheme, and may leave or retain the
- Items:
Header:value
specifies a header name-value pair.key=value
specifies a key-value pair. By default these are included in a JSON payload.param==value
specifies a query string parameter.param==@file
reads the contents of the file into the named parameter.param[nestedParam][]=foo
allows specifying deeply nested structures.key:=["a","b","c"]
specifies a raw JSON key-value pair.field@/path
uploads the named file in the specified form field.
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