HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command-line HTTP client. Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible. HTTPie is designed for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with APIs & HTTP servers. The http & https commands allow for creating and sending arbitrary HTTP requests. They use simple and natural syntax and provide formatted and colorized output.

Main features

Expressive and intuitive syntax
Formatted and colorized terminal output
Built-in JSON support
Forms and file uploads
HTTPS, proxies, and authentication
Arbitrary request data
Custom headers
Persistent sessions
Wget-like downloads
Linux, macOS, Windows, and FreeBSD support
Plugins
Documentation
Test coverage

Installation

Universal

PyPI

Please make sure you have Python 3.7 or newer (python --version).

# Install httpie
$ python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
$ python -m pip install httpie

# Upgrade httpie
$ python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
$ python -m pip install --upgrade httpie

macOS

Homebrew

To install Homebrew, see its installation.

# Install httpie
$ brew update
$ brew install httpie

# Upgrade httpie
$ brew update
$ brew upgrade httpie

MacPorts

To install MacPorts, see its installation.

# Install httpie
$ port selfupdate
$ port install httpie

# Upgrade httpie
$ port selfupdate
$ port upgrade httpie

Windows

Chocolatey

To install Chocolatey, see its installation.

# Install httpie
$ choco install httpie

Run

# Upgrade httpie
$ choco upgrade httpie

Run

Linux

Debian and Ubuntu

Also works for other Debian-derived distributions like MX Linux, Linux Mint, deepin, Pop!_OS, KDE neon, Zorin OS, elementary OS, Kubuntu, Devuan, Linux Lite, Peppermint OS, Lubuntu, antiX, Xubuntu, etc.

# Install httpie
$ curl -SsL https://packages.httpie.io/deb/KEY.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/httpie.gpg
$ echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/httpie.gpg] https://packages.httpie.io/deb ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/httpie.list > /dev/null
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install httpie

# Upgrade httpie
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade httpie

Run

Fedora

# Install httpie
$ dnf install httpie

Run

# Upgrade httpie
$ dnf upgrade httpie

Run

CentOS and RHEL

Also works for other RHEL-derived distributions like ClearOS, Oracle Linux, etc.

# Install httpie
$ yum install epel-release
$ yum install httpie

# Upgrade httpie
$ yum upgrade httpie

Run

Single binary executables

Get the standalone HTTPie Linux executables when you don't want to go through the full installation process.

# Install httpie
$ https --download packages.httpie.io/binaries/linux/http-latest -o http
$ ln -ls ./http ./https
$ chmod +x ./http ./https

# Upgrade httpie
$ https --download packages.httpie.io/binaries/linux/http-latest -o http

Run

Snapcraft (Linux)

To install Snapcraft, see its installation.

# Install httpie
$ snap install httpie

Run

# Upgrade httpie
$ snap refresh httpie

Run

Linuxbrew

To install Linuxbrew, see its installation.

HTTPie CLI docs