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What it is

HTTPie is an API testing client with a command-line tool and a graphical app for desktop and web. HTTPie for Terminal helps test and debug APIs, HTTP servers, and web services. Its features include expressive syntax, JSON, formatted and colorized output, persistent sessions, forms, file uploads and downloads, HTTPS, proxies, authentication, and custom request data and headers. GraphQL is supported. The Desktop and Web app includes AI-assisted work, spaces, collections, tabs, variables, environments, request previews, and autosave with realtime sync across devices. It can be used offline without an account, so requests can be prepared and previewed without sending them. Dedicated desktop versions are available for Mac, Windows, and Linux; Mac downloads cover Intel and Apple Silicon. The maker lists CLI installation options for any operating system. HTTPie for Web & Desktop is in public beta, and HTTPie for Terminal is an open-source CLI client. Both plans are listed at free.

Spec sheet

What it does
HTTPie provides API testing clients for the web, desktop and terminal, intended to make API work simpler and more intuitive.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Purpose
HTTPie is an API testing client designed to make API interactions simple and intuitive.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · httpie.io
Support
The CLI project directs users to documentation, Discord, Twitter, Stack Overflow, and GitHub Issues for questions, discussions, and bug reports.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The HTTPie CLI is released under the BSD-3-Clause license.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
AI assistant
HTTPie AI generates HTTP requests from natural-language descriptions and is free during preview for users with an HTTPie account.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
API integrations
The CLI page demonstrates using HTTPie with the GitHub API to post a comment on an issue using authentication.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Authentication
Desktop requests support Basic, Bearer-token and API-key authentication, with API keys usable in headers or URL parameters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
CLI client
HTTPie for Terminal is a command-line HTTP and API testing client for testing and debugging APIs, HTTP servers, and web services.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
CLI features
The CLI supports expressive syntax, JSON, formatted and colorized output, persistent sessions, forms, file uploads, HTTPS, proxies, authentication, arbitrary request data and headers, and downloads.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
CLI installation
The maker says HTTPie CLI can be installed on any operating system and lists apt, brew, choco, pip, port, snap, and yum installation options.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
CLI output
The terminal client supports formatted and colorized responses with JSON handling aimed at readable API debugging.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
CLI request features
HTTPie CLI supports headers, arbitrary request data, forms, file uploads, HTTPS, proxies, authentication, persistent sessions and wget-like downloads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Cloud sync security
Synced data is encrypted in transit with SSL, encrypted at rest in AWS RDS with AES, and sensitive request data is additionally encrypted server-side.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Community complaint
A Reddit discussion reports that HTTPie is pleasant for quick testing but some users return to curl because curl is ubiquitous and compatible everywhere.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Company and location
HTTPie identifies itself as HTTPie, Inc. and lists its address as 548 Market St, #26464, San Francisco, CA 94104.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Company facts
LinkedIn lists HTTPie as privately held, founded in 2020, headquartered in San Francisco and employing 11–50 people.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company history
The About page says HTTPie began as a tool its creators built to make API testing more efficient; it does not state a founding year.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Company mission
HTTPie says its mission is to make APIs simple and intuitive for people building tools, apps and technologies.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Desktop and web features
The graphical app offers AI-assisted work, spaces, collections, tabs, variables, environments, request previews, and autosave with realtime sync across devices.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Desktop platforms
The dedicated desktop app is available for macOS, Windows and Linux, while the equivalent web app runs in browsers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Documentation and support
Official CLI documentation points users to GitHub Issues, Discord and Stack Overflow for bugs, feature requests and API-development discussion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Export
HTTPie exports spaces, collections, environments and requests as JSON and can generate code snippets and CLI commands.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Funding
The company says it raised a $6.5 million seed round from Coatue, Blossom Capital and founders of Intercom, Checkout.com and Monzo.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
GraphQL
HTTPie Desktop has a GraphQL body mode with syntax highlighting, separate variables and automatic schema fetching for autocomplete and validation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
GraphQL support
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · httpie.io
Import limitations
The documented Postman and Insomnia importer does not import gRPC, WebSockets, body files, scripts, cookies or several metadata fields.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Import support
The desktop client imports HTTPie JSON, cURL commands, Postman collections and Insomnia collections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Incognito use
Web and desktop can be used without an account through local storage, but sync and creation of new spaces require signing in.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Independent feature coverage
TechYorker lists HTTPie as running on web, Windows, macOS and Linux, with GraphQL support and a free plan, while saying paid prices are not published by the maker.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techyorker.com
Independent license assessment
FAUN.dev describes HTTPie as open source under BSD-3-Clause and notes the CLI has no paid tier.Read 15 Oct 2026 · faun.dev
Independent pricing report
Softwr reports a free Open Source tier and a $10/monthly HTTPie for Web tier, while warning that the vendor’s own site is authoritative and billing unit is unspecified.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwr.com
Independent score
FAUN.dev gives HTTPie a score of 73/100 and says automation is its lowest-scoring area.Read 15 Oct 2026 · faun.dev
Latest CLI release
The GitHub release page lists HTTPie CLI 3.2.4 as the latest release and describes a fix for default certificate loading.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Limit: advanced automation
A G2 reviewer says HTTPie is limited for advanced automated testing and deep CI/CD integration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: learning curve
G2 feedback says users coming from cURL may need to adjust to HTTPie’s different syntax and that complex authentication or file uploads can be less straightforward.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Linux installation requirement
The Linux desktop package uses AppImage and the documentation says AppImageLauncher must be installed for it to work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Offline mode
The web and desktop product stores data locally, works offline and resumes synchronization after connectivity returns.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Offline use
The Desktop and Web app can be used offline without an account, and requests can be built and previewed without sending them.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Organization
The graphical client organizes requests into spaces, collections and tabs and supports variables and environments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Praise: usability
G2 reviewers repeatedly praise HTTPie’s simple syntax, readable output, automatic JSON formatting, color highlighting and easy authentication.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Pricing listing on TrustRadius
TrustRadius lists no HTTPie pricing plans but says a free version is available and identifies SaaS and on-premise deployment types.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Privacy processing
HTTPie’s privacy notice says personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Rating on G2
4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on GetApp
0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Recent product release
The download page identifies desktop version 2025.2.0 dated 2025-03-14.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Security disclaimer
HTTPie terms say the company cannot guarantee that unauthorized parties will never defeat its security measures and that users provide personal information at their own risk.Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Security disclosure
HTTPie's terms say it cares about the integrity and security of personal information but cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never defeat its security measures.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Who it serves
HTTPie describes its mission as making APIs simple and intuitive for people building tools, apps, and technologies, and its vision includes developers and teams throughout the API lifecycle.Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io

Plans and prices

HTTPie for Terminal Free Open-source CLI client; installs on any OS Read 8 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
HTTPie for Terminal Free Open-source CLI client · installs on Linux, macOS, Windows and FreeBSD Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
HTTPie for Web & Desktop Free Public beta · works offline without an account Read 15 Oct 2026 · httpie.io
Open Source Free Full HTTPie CLI · community support Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwr.com
HTTPie for Web $10 a month monthly Web interface · cloud storage · team collaboration Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwr.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports GraphQL.
  • CLI includes sessions, uploads, and downloads.
  • Desktop and Web app works offline without an account.
  • Desktop versions cover Mac, Windows, and Linux.
  • Both listed plans cost nothing.

Limits

  • Web & Desktop plan is in public beta.
  • CLI installation options vary by operating system.

Who it suits

HTTPie suits developers and teams who test or debug APIs across a terminal, desktop, or web workflow. Its offline request building can help when preparing requests without sending them.

Verdict

HTTPie pairs a feature-rich terminal client with a graphical app for desktop and web. The listed plans are free, with the graphical app marked as public beta.

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