Resources

• https://github.com/curl/curl
• HTTP Codes Mind Map - Ignitetechnologies

Basis

Basis

curl http://my.url
Get HTTP Content.

Flags

-s
Silent (do not print curl info).

-i
Show response Headers.

-L
Follow redirections.

-k
Ignore HTTPS Errors.

--tls-max 1.2
Set the maximum TLS version.

-u admin:admin
Basic Auth (Authorization: Basic header).

-H 'myHeader: myValue'
Set Header.

-X POST
Specifies method.

-d
POST data.

-o myFile
Save response in a file.

Examples

GET current IPv4

curl -4 https://ifconfig.me
Return current public IPv4 (-4 force using IPv4 for hostname resolution).

GET request with JWT

curl 'http://[TARGET_HOST]/api/book/1' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer [JWT_TOKEN]'
Example GET request with JWT.

POST request with JSON content

curl 'http://[TARGET_HOST]/api/auth/login' \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username":"User","password":"P@ssw0rd"}'
Example POST request with JSON content.