httpie
brew install httpie
v3.2.4_10
BSD-3-Clause
User-friendly command-line HTTP client written in Python, easier than curl for API testing.
Why you might care
HTTPie improves on curl with cleaner syntax, automatic JSON formatting, colorized output, and built-in request/response history. Ideal for developers testing REST APIs interactively from the shell without wrestling with curl's flag complexity. Single-binary feel despite being Python-based, with excellent defaults for modern API workflows.
7.5k
30-day installs · #436
26.6k
90-day · #428
81.7k
365-day · #487
Runtime dependencies
Links
- https://httpie.io/
- Brew formula source: Formula/h/httpie.rb
Blurb generated by claude-haiku-4-5 on today.
Raw metadata
{
"aliases": [],
"alternatives": [
"curl",
"wget",
"requests"
],
"build_dependencies": [],
"categories": [
"http-client",
"networking"
],
"caveats": null,
"conflicts_with": [],
"dependencies": [
"certifi",
"python@3.14"
],
"deprecated": 0,
"deprecation_reason": null,
"desc": "User-friendly cURL replacement (command-line HTTP client)",
"disable_reason": null,
"disabled": 0,
"enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T23:38:42+00:00",
"first_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
"full_name": "httpie",
"github_default_branch": null,
"github_last_commit_at": null,
"github_readme_excerpt": null,
"github_repo": null,
"github_stars": null,
"github_topics": [],
"homepage": "https://httpie.io/",
"homepage_og_description": "Making APIs simple and intuitive for those building the tools of our time.",
"homepage_og_image": "https://httpie.io/Images/Share/default.png",
"homepage_title": "HTTPie \u2013 API testing client that flows with you",
"installs_30d": 7534,
"installs_365d": 81741,
"installs_90d": 26569,
"keg_only": 0,
"keg_only_reason": null,
"last_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
"license": "BSD-3-Clause",
"llm_generated_at": "2026-06-20T23:44:53+00:00",
"llm_model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
"name": "httpie",
"oldnames": [],
"one_liner": "User-friendly command-line HTTP client written in Python, easier than curl for API testing.",
"optional_dependencies": [],
"rank_30d": 436,
"rank_365d": 487,
"rank_90d": 428,
"raw_hash": "c0c9312332de12b9",
"recommended_dependencies": [],
"revision": 10,
"ruby_source_path": "Formula/h/httpie.rb",
"tap": "homebrew/core",
"test_dependencies": [],
"uses_from_macos": [],
"version_head": "HEAD",
"version_stable": "3.2.4",
"versioned_formulae": [],
"why_use_this": "HTTPie improves on curl with cleaner syntax, automatic JSON formatting, colorized output, and built-in request/response history. Ideal for developers testing REST APIs interactively from the shell without wrestling with curl\u0027s flag complexity. Single-binary feel despite being Python-based, with excellent defaults for modern API workflows."
}