httpie

HTTP client (http / https)

medium risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

POST/PUT/DELETE change remote state — verify the URL (prod vs staging).

What it does

Human-friendly curl alternative. See the flags and examples below, and run `man httpie` for the full reference.

Examples

http GET example.comGET request · explain & risk-check →

http POST api.example.com/items name=xPOST JSON · explain & risk-check →

Related

Open the full explainer →More in Networking

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man httpie for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.