Go HTTP CLI

go-http-cli Plugin

A powerful HTTP CLI client written in Go. cURL alternative with profiles, variables, and named requests.

Commands

HTTP Requests

• go-http-cli request http — Make HTTP request

Utility

• go-http-cli _ _ — Passthrough to http CLI

Usage Examples

• "Make HTTP GET request"
• "Test this API endpoint"
• "POST data to URL"
• "Use HTTP client with headers"

Installation

Download from GitHub releases:

# Download for your platform from:
# https://github.com/visola/go-http-cli/releases

# Unzip and add to PATH
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/extracted/root

Examples

# GET request
go-http-cli request http https://httpbin.org/get

# POST with JSON
go-http-cli request http https://httpbin.org/post -X POST -d '{"name": "John"}'

# With headers
go-http-cli request http https://api.example.com -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Query parameters
go-http-cli request http https://httpbin.org/get key=value

# POST with form data
go-http-cli request http https://httpbin.org/post -X POST name=John

# Any http command with passthrough
go-http-cli _ _ https://api.example.com -X GET
go-http-cli _ _ https://api.example.com -H "Authorization: Bearer token"

Key Features

• cURL-like - Familiar cURL syntax
• Profiles - YAML configuration files
• Variables - Reusable variables
• Named requests - Save and reuse requests
• Auto JSON - Automatically build JSON
• URL encoding - Automatic query string encoding
• Authentication - Multiple auth methods
• Completion - Bash and zsh auto-completion

Notes

• Profiles stored in ~/.go-http-cli/
• Use +profileName to activate profile
• Can use environment variables
• Great for API testing
• More user-friendly than cURL