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

HTTPie CLI docs