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Top 9 Command Line Tools in API Tools

The best Command Line Tools within the API Tools category - based on our collection of reviews & verified products.

HTTPie Hurl.dev cURL jq Milkman xh Postwoman restclient.el Drive Manager

Product categories

API Tools APIs CLI Command Line Tools Curl Developer Tools Development File Explorer File Manager HTTP HTTP Test Tool Monitoring Tools

Summary

The top products on this list are HTTPie, Hurl.dev, and cURL. All products here are categorized as: Software that operates from the command line or text interface. Tools for creating, testing, and managing APIs. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. HTTPie Landing Page
    HTTPie Landing Page
    1

    HTTPie

    CLI HTTP that will make you smile. JSON support, syntax highlighting, wget-like downloads, extensions, and more.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Command Line Tools #CLI #Curl 52 social mentions

  2. Hurl.dev Landing Page
    Hurl.dev Landing Page
    2

    Hurl.dev

    Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Development Tools #Command Line Tools #HTTP 52 social mentions

  3. cURL Landing Page
    cURL Landing Page
    3

    cURL

    cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #API Tools #Developer Tools #APIs 125 social mentions

  4. jq Landing Page
    jq Landing Page
    4

    jq

    jq is like sed for JSON data - you can use it to slice and filter and map and transform structured...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #File Manager #File Explorer #Development 162 social mentions

  5. Milkman Landing Page
    Milkman Landing Page
    5

    Milkman

    Milkman is a JavaFx-based workbench for crafting requests / responses. It is not limited to e.g. http (or more specifically rest) requests but can be extended in any imaginable way. It is optimized for fast startup and efficient workflow.

    #API Tools #Command Line Tools #Developer Tools 6 social mentions

  6. xh Landing Page
    xh Landing Page
    6

    xh

    Friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests

    #Productivity #API Tools #Developer Tools 10 social mentions

  7. Postwoman Landing Page
    Postwoman Landing Page
    7

    Postwoman

    An online, open source API request builder
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #API Tools #Command Line Tools #Developer Tools 5 social mentions

  8. restclient.el Landing Page
    restclient.el Landing Page
    8

    restclient.el

    HTTP REST client tool for emacs

    #API #API Tools #Developer Tools 6 social mentions

  9. Drive Manager Landing Page
    Drive Manager Landing Page
    9

    Drive Manager

    Drive Manager has been written to help you easily identify drives which are of the same type.

    #API Tools #Monitoring Tools #Command Line Tools

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