What is curl?

curl is a command-line tool and library for transferring data over URLs, supporting HTTP and many other protocols. Its command syntax is a common way to share reproducible API requests.

Also written as cURL

2 tools that work with curl

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Data & Format Tools1

cURL to Code ConverterTurn a cURL command into fetch, axios, Python requests or Node.js code.

Developer Tools1

API Request BuilderBuild an HTTP request visually and get it as curl, fetch, axios, Python, Go or PHP code.

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