HTTPie

Founded by Jakub Roztocil

Making APIs simple and intuitive for those building the tools of our time.

Pricing model

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Immediate

You can use HTTPie to test REST APIs, web services, and HTTP servers from your terminal or desktop application. It provides a simple command-line interface for making HTTP requests, viewing responses, and debugging API interactions. The tool includes both a terminal version and a graphical desktop application with features for organizing requests, viewing formatted responses, and sharing API tests with team members.

What HTTPie does

Send GET, POST, PUT, DELETE HTTP requestsView formatted JSON and XML responsesAdd custom headers to API requestsHandle API authentication tokensExport request collections for sharingCopy API calls as curl commandsTest API endpoints with different parametersDebug HTTP status codes and errorsSimple command-line syntax for HTTP requestsAutomatic JSON response formattingBuilt-in syntax highlighting for responsesDesktop GUI application availableExport and import request collectionsCopy requests as command-line commandsPath parameter supportOpen source terminal version

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier

Tutorials & Demos

Frequently asked

GitHub (Authentication), Google (Authentication), AWS RDS (Data storage), cURL (Import/Export), HTTPie CLI (Native), System Keychain (Auth storage), GitHub (Auth), Google (Auth), Python Ecosystem, Homebrew, OpenAPI (Import), GitHub Auth, Google Auth, cURL Import, Postman Import, OpenAPI/Swagger, System Keychain, AWS RDS (Storage), cURL Import/Export, AWS RDS (Cloud Storage), Postman (Import), Homebrew (Distribution), OpenAPI/Swagger Import

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