cURL

cURL Command Line Tool

The curl command-line tool transfers data to or from a server using URL syntax, supporting protocols including DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. It is widely used for API testing, automation, scripting, file uploads and downloads, debugging HTTP exchanges, and as a general-purpose network client.

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Documentation

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Documentation

https://curl.se/docs/

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Manual

https://curl.se/docs/manual.html

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Tutorial

https://curl.se/docs/tutorial.html

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Man Page

https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html

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How To

https://curl.se/docs/howto.html

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FAQ

https://curl.se/docs/faq.html

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GitHub

https://github.com/curl/curl

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Download

https://curl.se/download.html

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ChangeLog

https://curl.se/changes.html

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APIsJSON

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API entry from apis.yml

aid: curl:curl-cli
name: cURL Command Line Tool
description: The curl command-line tool transfers data to or from a server using URL syntax, supporting
  protocols including DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3,
  POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. It is widely used for API
  testing, automation, scripting, file uploads and downloads, debugging HTTP exchanges, and as a general-purpose
  network client.
image: https://curl.se/logo/curl-logo.svg
humanURL: https://curl.se/
tags:
- API Client
- API Testing
- Command Line
- Data Transfer
- FTP
- HTTP
- HTTPS
- REST
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://curl.se/docs/
- type: Manual
  url: https://curl.se/docs/manual.html
- type: Tutorial
  url: https://curl.se/docs/tutorial.html
- type: Man Page
  url: https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html
- type: How To
  url: https://curl.se/docs/howto.html
- type: FAQ
  url: https://curl.se/docs/faq.html
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/curl/curl
- type: Download
  url: https://curl.se/download.html
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://curl.se/changes.html