http [METHOD] <URL> [REQUEST_ITEM...]

HTTPie: command-line HTTP client for the API era

Arguments

NameDescription
METHODThe HTTP method to be used for the request (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, ...)
URLThe scheme defaults to 'http://' if the URL does not include one
REQUEST_ITEMOptional key-value pairs to be included in the request. The separator used determines the type

Options

NameDescription
--json, -jData items from the command line are serialized as a JSON object. The Content-Type and Accept headers are set to application/json
--form, -fFData items from the command line are serialized as form fields. The Content-Type is set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded (if not specified). The presence of any file fields results in a multipart/form-data request
--multipartSimilar to --form, but always sends a multipart/form-data request (i.e., even without files)
--boundarySpecify a custom boundary string for multipart/form-data requests. Has effect only together with --form
--compress, -xContent compressed (encoded) with Deflate algorithm. The Content-Encoding header is set to deflate
--pretty <arg>Controls output processing. The value can be "none" to not prettify the output (default for redirected output), "all" to apply both colors and formatting (default for terminal output), "colors", or "format"
--style, -s <STYLE>
--unsortedDisables all sorting while formatting output
--sortedRe-enables all sorting options while formatting output
--format-options <FORMAT_OPTIONS>
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--print, -p <WHAT>String specifying what the output should contain
--headers, -hPrint only the response headers. Shortcut for --print=h
--body, -bPrint only the response body. Shortcut for --print=b
--verbose, -vVerbose output. Print the whole request as well as the response. Also print any intermediary requests/responses (such as redirects). It's a shortcut for: --all --print=BHbh
--allBy default, only the final request/response is shown. Use this flag to show any intermediary requests/responses as well. Intermediary requests include followed redirects (with --follow), the first unauthorized request when Digest auth is used (--auth=digest), etc
--history-print, -P <WHAT>The same as --print, -p but applies only to intermediary requests/responses (such as redirects) when their inclusion is enabled with --all. If this options is not specified, then they are formatted the same way as the final response
--stream, -SAlways stream the response body by line, i.e., behave like `tail -f'
--output, -o <FILE>Save output to FILE instead of stdout. If --download is also set, then only the response body is saved to FILE. Other parts of the HTTP exchange are printed to stderr
--download, -dDo not print the response body to stdout. Rather, download it and store it in a file. The filename is guessed unless specified with --output [filename]. This action is similar to the default behaviour of wget
--continue, -cResume an interrupted download. Note that the --output option needs to be specified as well
--quiet, -qDo not print to stdout or stderr. stdout is still redirected if --output is specified. Flag doesn't affect behaviour of download beyond not printing to terminal
--session <SESSION_NAME_OR_PATH>Create, or reuse and update a session. Within a session, custom headers, auth credential, as well as any cookies sent by the server persist between requests
--session-read-only <SESSION_NAME_OR_PATH>Create or read a session without updating it form the request/response exchange
--auth, -a <USER[:PASS]>If only the username is provided (-a username), HTTPie will prompt for the password
--auth-type, -A <arg>The authentication mechanism to be used. Defaults to "basic"
--ignore-netrcIgnore credentials from .netrc
--offlineBuild the request and print it but don’t actually send it
--proxy <PROTOCOL:PROXY_URL>String mapping protocol to the URL of the proxy (e.g. http:http://foo.bar:3128). You can specify multiple proxies with different protocols. The environment variables $ALL_PROXY, $HTTP_PROXY, and $HTTPS_proxy are supported as well
--follow, -FFollow 30x Location redirects
--max-redirects <MAX_REDIRECTS>By default, requests have a limit of 30 redirects (works with --follow)
--max-headers <MAX_HEADERS>The maximum number of response headers to be read before giving up (default 0, i.e., no limit)
--timeout <SECONDS>The connection timeout of the request in seconds. The default value is 0, i.e., there is no timeout limit
--check-statusBy default, HTTPie exits with 0 when no network or other fatal errors occur. This flag instructs HTTPie to also check the HTTP status code and exit with an error if the status indicates one
--path-as-isBypass dot segment (/../ or /./) URL squashing
--chunkedEnable streaming via chunked transfer encoding
--verify <VERIFY>Set to "no" (or "false") to skip checking the host's SSL certificate. Defaults to "yes" ("true"). You can also pass the path to a CA_BUNDLE file for private certs
--ssl <arg>The desired protocol version to use. This will default to SSL v2.3 which will negotiate the highest protocol that both the server and your installation of OpenSSL support
--ciphers <arg>A string in the OpenSSL cipher list format
--cert <arg>You can specify a local cert to use as client side SSL certificate. This file may either contain both private key and certificate or you may specify --cert-key separately
--cert-key <arg>The private key to use with SSL. Only needed if --cert is given and the certificate file does not contain the private key
--ignore-stdin, -IDo not attempt to read stdin
--helpShow the help message and exit
--versionShow version and exit
--tracebackPrints the exception traceback should one occur
--default-scheme <DEFAULT_SCHEME>The default scheme to use if not specified in the URL
--debugPrints the exception traceback should one occur, as well as other information useful for debugging HTTPie itself and for reporting bugs