{"name":"HTTPie CLI: A Modern, User-Friendly Command-Line HTTP Client","description":"HTTPie CLI is a modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client designed for the API era. It simplifies interaction with web services, offering features like built-in JSON support, colorized output, sessions, and plugins. This tool is ideal for testing, debugging, and general API interaction, making the command line experience more human-friendly.","github":"https://github.com/httpie/cli","url":"https://osrepos.com/repo/httpie-cli","source":"osrepos.com","sourceDescription":"This repository profile is provided by osrepos.com, an open source repository discovery platform.","repositoryProfile":"https://osrepos.com/repo/httpie-cli","generatedFor":"open source discovery and AI-assisted research","markdown":"https://osrepos.com/repo/httpie-cli.md","json":"https://osrepos.com/repo/httpie-cli.json","topics":["httpie","cli","http-client","api-client","python","rest-api","developer-tools","command-line"],"keywords":["httpie","cli","http-client","api-client","python","rest-api","developer-tools","command-line"],"stars":null,"summary":"HTTPie CLI is a modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client designed for the API era. It simplifies interaction with web services, offering features like built-in JSON support, colorized output, sessions, and plugins. This tool is ideal for testing, debugging, and general API interaction, making the command line experience more human-friendly.","content":"## Introduction\n\nHTTPie CLI is a modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. It simplifies interaction with web services, offering features like built-in JSON support, colorized output, sessions, downloads, and plugins. Designed for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with APIs and HTTP servers, HTTPie makes CLI interaction as human-friendly as possible. Written in Python, it provides a simple and natural syntax for creating and sending arbitrary HTTP requests, with formatted and colorized output for easy readability.\n\n## Installation\n\nGetting started with HTTPie CLI is straightforward. For detailed installation instructions, please refer to the [official documentation](https://httpie.io/docs#installation){:target=\"_blank\"}.\n\n## Examples\n\nHTTPie CLI's intuitive syntax makes sending requests simple. Here are a few examples:\n\n**Hello World:**\nbash\nhttps httpie.io/hello\n\n\n**Custom HTTP method, headers, and JSON data:**\nbash\nhttp PUT pie.dev/put X-API-Token:123 name=John\n\n\n**Build and print a request without sending it using offline mode:**\nbash\nhttp --offline pie.dev/post hello=offline\n\n\n**Use GitHub API to post a comment on an Issue with authentication:**\nbash\nhttp -a USERNAME POST https://api.github.com/repos/httpie/cli/issues/83/comments body='HTTPie is awesome! :heart:'\n\n\n[See more examples ?](https://httpie.io/docs#examples){:target=\"_blank\"}\n\n## Why Use HTTPie CLI?\n\nHTTPie CLI stands out due to its expressive and intuitive syntax, making HTTP requests simple and readable. Its primary goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible. Key features that enhance the developer experience include:\n\n*   Formatted and colorized terminal output\n*   Built-in JSON support\n*   Forms and file uploads\n*   HTTPS, proxies, and authentication\n*   Arbitrary request data\n*   Custom headers\n*   Persistent sessions\n*   `wget`-like downloads\n\nThese features collectively make HTTPie an excellent alternative to `curl` for anyone working with APIs and web services.\n\n## Links\n\n*   **GitHub Repository:** [httpie/cli](https://github.com/httpie/cli){:target=\"_blank\"}\n*   **Official Website:** [HTTPie.io](https://httpie.io){:target=\"_blank\"}\n*   **Documentation:** [HTTPie CLI Docs](https://httpie.org/docs/cli){:target=\"_blank\"}\n*   **Discord Community:** [Join Discord](https://httpie.io/discord){:target=\"_blank\"}\n*   **Twitter:** [@httpie](https://twitter.com/httpie){:target=\"_blank\"}","metrics":{"detailViews":3,"githubClicks":5},"dates":{"published":null,"modified":"2025-10-12T05:20:32.000Z"}}