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HTTPie

HTTPie

API testing client with a human-friendly CLI

HTTPie provides a human-friendly CLI for HTTP requests and a beautiful web/desktop app for API testing. Colorized output, JSON support, and intuitive syntax.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

The most readable CLI for HTTP requests. Intuitive syntax that doesn't require remembering curl flags.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

curl is powerful but HTTPie is readable. For quick API testing, the syntax difference matters.

The Creator

The Creator

Content & Design

Ship

The desktop app is beautiful. Colorized output and JSON formatting make API responses easy to read.

Community Sentiment

Overall1,727 mentions
75% positive18% neutral7% negative
Hacker News356 mentions
78%16%6%

HTTPie makes curl feel like assembly language — the colorized JSON output alone is worth it

Reddit488 mentions
75%18%7%

Switched from Postman to HTTPie desktop and never looked back, so much faster

Twitter/X720 mentions
71%21%8%

httpie --follow --print=HhBb is my go-to for debugging API responses

Product Hunt163 mentions
82%12%6%

The new desktop app is gorgeous, finally a real Postman competitor for CLI lovers