hcurl is a command-line tool primarily designed for testing HTTP and HTTPS endpoints. It was created using the Cobra CLI package for Go, offering a user-friendly interface.
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Visit the GitHub Releases page to download the latest version of hcurl for your specific operating system.
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Extract the downloaded archive.
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Move the extracted binary to a directory included in your system's PATH environment variable.
To learn about subcommands and flags of hcurl, use the -h or --help option:
hcurl -h
hcurl <subcommand> -h
get: Send an HTTP GET request.
post: Send an HTTP POST request.
-h, --help: Show help for the command or subcommand.
-n, --count: Number of times to repeat the request.
-H, --header: Set a custom header for the request (can be used multiple times).
post: -b, --body: Provide the request body (supports inline JSON or path to a JSON file prefixed with @).
Send a GET request
hcurl get https://dummyjson.com/products/1
Send a GET request 3 times
hcurl get https://dummyjson.com/products/1 -n 3
Send a GET request with a custom header
hcurl get https://dummyjson.com/products/1 -H 'x-api-key:xxxxx'
Send a POST request with an inline JSON body
hcurl post https://dummyjson.com/products/add -b '{"Title": "BMW"}'
Send a POST request with a JSON file as the body
hcurl post https://dummyjson.com/products/add -b @path/to/json/file
Contributions are welcome! Please follow the standard contributing guidelines when submitting issues or pull requests.
This project is licensed under the Apache License.