curl Cheats
Cheat sheet for curl commands.
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GET
Perform GET requests.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| curl {url} | Simple GET request |
| curl -v {url} | GET request with verbose output |
| curl -H '{header_name}: {header_value}' {url} | GET with custom header |
| curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' {url} | GET with Bearer token authentication |
| curl -u {username}:{password} {url} | GET with basic authentication |
| curl -L {url} | GET and follow redirects |
| curl -I {url} | GET response headers only |
| curl -G -d '{param}={value}' {url} | GET with query parameters |
POST
Perform POST requests.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{json_body}' {url} | POST with JSON body |
| curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @{file} {url} | POST with JSON file |
| curl -X POST -d '{param}={value}' {url} | POST with form data |
| curl -X POST -F 'file=@{file}' {url} | POST with file upload (multipart) |
PUT & DELETE
Perform PUT, PATCH, and DELETE requests.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| curl -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{json_body}' {url} | PUT with JSON body |
| curl -X PATCH -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{json_body}' {url} | PATCH with JSON body |
| curl -X DELETE {url} | DELETE request |
Download
Download files and content.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| curl -O {url} | Download a file preserving the remote name |
| curl -o {output_file} {url} | Download a file with a custom name |
| curl -C - -O {url} | Resume an interrupted download |
| curl -sS -O {url} | Download silently (no progress bar) |
Debug
Troubleshoot requests and connections.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| curl -o /dev/null -s -w 'DNS: %{time_namelookup}s\nConnect: %{time_connect}s\nTLS: %{time_appconnect}s\nTotal: %{time_total}s\n' {url} | Show response time breakdown |
| curl -i {url} | Show response with headers |
| curl --http2 {url} | Use a specific HTTP version |
| curl --connect-timeout {seconds} {url} | Set a connection timeout (seconds) |
| curl -k {url} | Ignore SSL certificate errors |
% curl
;; Cheat sheet for curl commands.
% curl > GET
;; Perform GET requests.
# Simple GET request
curl <url>
# GET request with verbose output
curl -v <url>
# GET with custom header
curl -H '<header_name>: <header_value>' <url>
# GET with Bearer token authentication
curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' <url>
# GET with basic authentication
curl -u <username>:<password> <url>
# GET and follow redirects
curl -L <url>
# GET response headers only
curl -I <url>
# GET with query parameters
curl -G -d '<param>=<value>' <url>
% curl > POST
;; Perform POST requests.
# POST with JSON body
curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<json_body>' <url>
# POST with JSON file
curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @<file> <url>
# POST with form data
curl -X POST -d '<param>=<value>' <url>
# POST with file upload (multipart)
curl -X POST -F 'file=@<file>' <url>
% curl > PUT & DELETE
;; Perform PUT, PATCH, and DELETE requests.
# PUT with JSON body
curl -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<json_body>' <url>
# PATCH with JSON body
curl -X PATCH -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<json_body>' <url>
# DELETE request
curl -X DELETE <url>
% curl > Download
;; Download files and content.
# Download a file preserving the remote name
curl -O <url>
# Download a file with a custom name
curl -o <output_file> <url>
# Resume an interrupted download
curl -C - -O <url>
# Download silently (no progress bar)
curl -sS -O <url>
% curl > Debug
;; Troubleshoot requests and connections.
# Show response time breakdown
curl -o /dev/null -s -w 'DNS: %{time_namelookup}s\nConnect: %{time_connect}s\nTLS: %{time_appconnect}s\nTotal: %{time_total}s\n' <url>
# Show response with headers
curl -i <url>
# Use a specific HTTP version
curl --http2 <url>
# Set a connection timeout (seconds)
curl --connect-timeout <seconds> <url>
# Ignore SSL certificate errors
curl -k <url>