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24 alternatives to httpy

Programmable command-line HTTP client for the API

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. httpy launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Requestly▲148

   Debug & Modify HTTP(s) Requests - loved by 125K+ web devs

   2019 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Requestly 2.0▲112

   Intercept & modify HTTP requests

   2021 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTPLang – a scripting language for making HTTP requests▲44

   A scripting langauge to do HTTP routines. . Contribute to f-prime/HTTPLang development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTPie for Terminal 2.6.0▲119

   Making APIs simple and intuitive for makers around the world

   2021 · httpie.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HTTPretty, an easy way to mock http requests in python▲97

   Bid on the RGP-Domain falcao.it. Bid now from €10 and secure the domain at an early stage!

   2012 · falcao.it · its alternatives →

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   Anything API▲656

   Hey HN! We built Notte, a browser infrastructure and agents platform. Many of our users automate UI workflows or extract data from sites that don’t have APIs. In practice, we noticed that once an agent understands how a site works, parts of the task can often run without a browser by interacting with the same network requests the site uses. So we built Anything API: describe a browser task, and our agent explores the site, builds a function, tests it against your description, and deploys a callable REST endpoint. No infra to manage. How the build works: - Describe the task (best results come…

   Mar 2026 · anything.notte.cc · its alternatives →

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   Session Replays by Requestly▲518

   Debug web apps faster with record & replay

   2023 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTPie for Terminal 3.0▲14

   Powerful CLI HTTP and API testing client for the API era.

   2022 · httpie.io · its alternatives →

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    HTTP Mock – Intercept, debug and mock HTTP(S) with zero setup▲341

    Beautiful, cross-platform & open-source tools for debugging, testing and building with HTTP(S), on Windows, Linux & Mac.

    2019 · httptoolkit.tech · its alternatives →

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    curlx▲168

    If cURL and Postman had a baby 👶

    2019 · curlx.dev · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Browser Use Skills▲230

    Turn any website into a reliable API with 1 prompt

    Dec 2025 · skills.browser-use.com · its alternatives →

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    HTTPie: a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans▲8

    🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more. - httpie/cli

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Script-httpd – Turn command line scripts into web services▲24

    Turn shell commands into web services. Contribute to beefsack/webify development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ht – HTTPie Clone in Rust▲251

    Friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. Contribute to ducaale/xh development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Httpdbg – A tool to trace the HTTP requests sent by your Python code▲200

    Hi, I created httpdbg, a tool for Python developers to easily debug HTTP(S) client requests in Python programs. I developed it because I needed a tool that could help me trace the HTTP requests sent by my tests back to the corresponding methods in our API client. The goal of this tool is to simplify the debugging process, so I designed it to be as simple as possible. It requires no external dependencies, no setup, no superuser privileges, and no code modifications. I'm sharing it with you today because I use it regularly, and it seems like others have found it useful too—so it might be…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    We’re open-sourcing Requestly - HTTP debugging proxy for Web and Mobile▲54

    Hey HN! We’ve open-sourced Requestly (https://github.com/requestly/requestly) - A network debugging proxy for web & mobile apps. Requestly intercepts all HTTP(s) requests & responses and provides full control to developers to modify the request/response like rewriting request URL to hit different environment or returning different response for APIs/scripts. In addition to HTTP(s) interception & modification capabilities, Requestly also offers Mock Server [0] & recording the browser sessions [1] with video, console logs, & network logs stitched together. We use…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    httpiness▲2

    Developer-friendly HTTP client for rapid API testing

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53

    First HTTP programming language

    2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

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    Pump, a dead simple Pythonic abstraction of HTTP.▲118

    2011 · adeel.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Asynchronous HTTP/2 client for Python 2.7▲94

    Tornado HTTP/2 Client. Contribute to vladmunteanu/th2c development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dead easy Python for executing many HTTP requests asynchronously▲46

    Dead easy interface for executing many HTTP requests asynchronously. Also provides helper functions for executing embarrassingly parallel async coroutines. - joshlk/many_requests

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Unirest▲174

    2013 · unirest.io · its alternatives →

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    HTTP/2 Python-Asyncio Web Microframework▲173

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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