What is HTTPie?
It is a Modern command line HTTP client – user-friendly curl alternative with intuitive UI, JSON support, syntax highlighting, wget-like downloads, extensions, etc
HTTPie is a tool in the File Transfer category of a tech stack.
HTTPie is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to HTTPie's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses HTTPie?
Companies
7 companies reportedly use HTTPie in their tech stacks, including SMARTTechStack, Backend, and expertvision.ro@2013.
Developers
50 developers on StackShare have stated that they use HTTPie.
HTTPie's 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
HTTPie Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to HTTPie?
cURL
Used in command lines or scripts to transfer data. It is also used in cars, television sets, routers, printers, audio equipment, mobile phones, tablets, and is the internet transfer backbone for thousands of software applications affecting billions of humans daily.
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
Google Drive
Keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos, and more. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google Account. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.
CloudFlare
Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.
Dropbox
Harness the power of Dropbox. Connect to an account, upload, download, search, and more.
