httpie
HTTPie human-friendly HTTP client. Use for API testing.
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- HTTPie human-friendly HTTP client. Use for API testing.
# HTTPie
HTTPie started as a CLI (`http get example.com`) and now includes a beautiful **Desktop** app (2025). It is famous for its **human-friendly** syntax.
## When to Use
- **CLI**: `http POST api.com name=John` is faster than `curl -X POST -d '{"name":"John"}' ...`.
- **Desktop**: Cleanest UI in the business. AI-assisted request building.
- **Quick Testing**: Zero config needed.
## Core Concepts
### Simplified Syntax
`:` for headers (`User-Agent:Chrome`), `=` for string data (`name=John`), `:=` for raw JSON (`age:=25`).
### Sessions
Persistent sessions (cookies/headers) in CLI. `http --session=logged-in API`.
## Best Practices (2025)
**Do**:
- **Use the Desktop App**: It syncs with the CLI.
- **Use `--offline`**: To inspect how the request _would_ look without sending it.
**Don't**:
- **Don't use `curl` for JSON**: Unless you are pasting to a colleague who doesn't have HTTPie. HTTPie is superior for JSON.
## References
- [HTTPie Documentation](https://httpie.io/docs)
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