cURL Converter

Convert any cURL command to working code in Python (requests, httpx, urllib), JavaScript (fetch, axios, node-fetch), Go (net/http), or PHP (curl, Guzzle). Handles headers, JSON bodies, basic auth, query strings, multipart uploads, and cookies. Paste a cURL command, pick a language, get copy-pasteable code.

How to use the cURL Converter

Paste a cURL command into the input — including line continuations (\) and multi-line formatting. Pick your target language, click Convert, and copy the result. The output is ready to run; for languages with library dependencies (axios, httpx, Guzzle), the import statements at the top show what's required.

For browser DevTools workflows: right-click on a request in the Network panel and choose Copy → Copy as cURL. Paste that into the input. Out comes equivalent code in your language of choice. This is the fastest way to reproduce a browser request in a script.

What the converter handles

The parser walks the cURL command as a shell-tokenized command line. Quoting (single, double, escaped) is handled the way bash would handle it. Recognized flags map to language idioms:

• -X POST → method argument or function name (e.g., requests.post)
• -H 'k: v' → headers dict / object / map
• -d '...' → request body; JSON content-type is detected and serialized in the language's idiomatic way
• -u user:pass → basic auth via the library's native auth parameter
• -F 'k=v', -F 'file=@path' → multipart form (files become placeholders)
• --data-urlencode → form-encoded body fields
• Query strings in the URL are preserved as-is; for languages where idiomatic style separates URL and params, the params are extracted

Per-language notes

Python requests is the default because nearly every Python project has it and the output is one line per concept. httpx is identical in API but supports async; pick it if you're working in an asyncio codebase. urllib output is verbose but uses only stdlib — useful for serverless functions or scripts that need zero dependencies.

JavaScript fetch output works in the browser and Node 18+ without dependencies. axios is more concise for interceptors and timeouts. Node https is the streaming-friendly stdlib path; verbose but no external dependency.

Go net/http output is idiomatic — explicit request building, explicit error handling, explicit body close. PHP curl uses procedural-style cURL bindings; Guzzle is the framework-friendly choice for Symfony/Laravel codebases.

Common use cases

• API docs to code. Most API documentation includes cURL examples; converting them to your language is faster than reading and re-typing.
• Reproducing a browser request. Copy as cURL from DevTools, convert, run — much faster than building the request from scratch.
• LLM API calls. OpenAI's, Anthropic's, and Google's docs all lead with cURL. Convert to your language to integrate quickly.
• Webhook testing. Provider docs give you a cURL command to test the webhook; convert to a script you can run repeatedly.
• Postman replacement. A simple cURL + this converter often beats opening Postman, importing, and re-exporting.