req - HTTP Client

req is a command line HTTP client, like curl, httpie and many others. Why another one? This is probably the most succinct, while still intuitive, client you'll find. Let's see if you agree:

Examples

```bash

Get localhost:5000/. We assume localhost if the hostname is a bare port.

req :5000 ```

Let's send some JSON.

```bash req :5000/auth/login --json email=test@example.com password=123

--json sets content-type, sets accept, sets method to POST, and interprets the rest of the arguments

as key-value pairs in JSON. And it pretty-prints and colorizes the JSON response.

All of that behavior is defaulted, but can be overridden.

`` You can also use--form` which behaves similarly.

Here's a GET request:

```bash

Because its a GET request, we know additional arguments are query params. These arguments get URL encoded.

req :5000/search q='this is a multi-word query string' ```

Need authentication headers? These all work:

bash req --bearer <token> req -u <user>:<pass> # --user also works req --token <token>

We keep the -O flag from curl for saving files.

Installation

bash cargo install --git https://github.com/kurtbuilds/req

Contributions

Need a feature or have a bug report? Open an issue or a PR.

Roadmap

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