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# HTTPie: human-friendly CLI HTTP client for the API era

HTTPie (pronounced _aitch-tee-tee-pie_) is a command-line HTTP client.
Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible.
HTTPie is designed for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with APIs & HTTP servers.
The `http` & `https` commands allow for creating and sending arbitrary HTTP requests.
They use simple and natural syntax and provide formatted and colorized output.

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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/httpie/httpie/master/docs/httpie-animation.gif" alt="HTTPie in action" width="100%"/>

## Getting started

- [Installation instructions →](https://httpie.io/docs#installation)
- [Full documentation →](https://httpie.io/docs)

## Features

- Expressive and intuitive syntax
- Formatted and colorized terminal output
- Built-in JSON support
- Forms and file uploads
- HTTPS, proxies, and authentication
- Arbitrary request data
- Custom headers
- Persistent sessions
- `wget`-like downloads

[See all features →](https://httpie.io/docs)

## Examples

Hello World:

```bash
$ https httpie.io/hello
```

Custom [HTTP method](https://httpie.io/docs#http-method), [HTTP headers](https://httpie.io/docs#http-headers) and [JSON](https://httpie.io/docs#json) data:

```bash
$ http PUT pie.dev/put X-API-Token:123 name=John
```

Build and print a request without sending it using [offline mode](https://httpie.io/docs#offline-mode):

```bash
$ http --offline pie.dev/post hello=offline
```

Use [GitHub API](https://developer.github.com/v3/issues/comments/#create-a-comment) to post a comment on an [Issue](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues/83) with [authentication](https://httpie.io/docs#authentication):

```bash
$ http -a USERNAME POST https://api.github.com/repos/httpie/httpie/issues/83/comments body='HTTPie is awesome! :heart:'
```

[See more examples →](https://httpie.io/docs#examples)

## Community & support

- Visit the [HTTPie website](https://httpie.io) for full documentation and useful links.
- Join our [Discord server](https://httpie.io/chat) is to ask questions, discuss features, and for general API chat.
- Tweet at [@httpie](https://twitter.com/httpie) on Twitter.
- Use [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/httpie) to ask questions and include a `httpie` tag.
- Create [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues) for bug reports and feature requests.
- Subscribe to the [HTTPie newsletter](https://httpie.io) for occasional updates.

## Contributing

Have a look through existing [Issues](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues) and [Pull Requests](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/pulls) that you could help with. If you'd like to request a feature or report a bug, please [create a GitHub Issue](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/issues) using one of the templates provided.

[See contribution guide →](https://github.com/httpie/httpie/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)