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Install httpie with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper

User-friendly cURL replacement (command-line HTTP client). Version 3.2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21.

Install commandSecurity notes

agent safety

Agent safety answer

httpie sends HTTP requests and can call authenticated APIs from local credentials.

Credential access

Reads tokens, headers, cookies, netrc-style credentials, and request body files.

Remote mutation

Can call arbitrary APIs that mutate remote systems.

Publish/artifact risk

Can upload files or trigger deployment APIs.

Recommended control

Gate authenticated requests, file uploads, and destructive HTTP methods.

Agent-use guidance

Allow public GETs; require approval for credentialed requests, uploads, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install httpie

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install httpie

MacPorts ports tree · net/httpie/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add httpie

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · httpie · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install httpie

Debian stable package indexes · httpie · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install httpie

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · httpie · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#httpie

nixpkgs package indexes · httpie · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S httpie

Arch Linux sync databases · httpie · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install httpie

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · httpie · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

User-friendly cURL replacement (command-line HTTP client)

Commands and aliases

  • http
  • httpie
  • https

history

Project history and usage

HTTPie is a human-friendly command-line HTTP client for testing, debugging, and interacting with APIs and HTTP servers.

Project history

HTTPie was first published on February 25, 2012. Jakub Roztocil's project post describes it as the result of scratching an API testing itch, and the GitHub repository metadata shows the public repository was created the same day.

The project differentiated itself from older HTTP clients with natural command syntax, formatted and colorized output, default JSON ergonomics, persistent sessions, downloads, authentication helpers, and plugin support. The PyPI release history records the first package upload as version 0.1 on February 25, 2012.

Adoption history

HTTPie grew through GitHub, PyPI, and operating-system package managers. Its own 2022 writeup says the project built a 54,000-star GitHub community over its first decade before an accidental repository visibility change deleted watchers and stars, after which the community rebuilt a large visible presence around the new `httpie/cli` repository state.

How it is used

The CLI exposes `http` and `https` commands for sending arbitrary requests. Common package-level use cases include API exploration, JSON POST and PUT requests, scripted smoke tests, file uploads, redirects, sessions stored under the HTTPie config directory, and readable terminal output during debugging.

Why package nerds care

HTTPie matters in package culture because it made the API-client experience feel native to the terminal without requiring users to memorize curl's denser flag vocabulary. It also became a standard example of a Python CLI that crossed into every major package ecosystem.

Timeline

  • 2012: First public release and GitHub repository creation on February 25.
  • 2012: PyPI version 0.1 was uploaded on February 25.
  • 2022: HTTPie published its account of losing a decade of GitHub stars and watchers.
  • 2022: The project described HTTPie for Terminal as part of a broader Web and Desktop API platform effort.

Related projects

  • Related tools include curl, wget, Postman, Insomnia, REST Client-style editor plugins, and Python's Requests ecosystem.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

  • text:repl

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/httpie/sessions~/.config/httpie/sessions~/.httpie/sessions

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
httpcliglobal executable
httpiecliglobal executable
httpscliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.2.4
manager updated2026-05-21
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected3.2.4

https://github.com/httpie/cli

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:httpie
Version3.2.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/httpie
Homepagehttps://httpie.io/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/httpie/cli
Upstream docshttps://httpie.io/docs/cli
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/httpie/cli/archive/refs/tags/3.2.4.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-21T12:42:21Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescertifi, python@3.14
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namehttpie
Version Scheme0
Revision10
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

httpie 3.2.4-3

CLI, cURL-like tool for humans

https://httpie.io

sudo apt install httpie
  • Section: web
  • Architecture: all
  • 10 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: httpie from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

httpie

nix profile install nixpkgs#httpie
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: httpie from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

httpie 3.2.2-1

CLI, cURL-like tool for humans

https://httpie.io

sudo apt install httpie
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: all
  • 13 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: httpie from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

httpie 3.2.4-r2

CLI, cURL-like tool

https://httpie.org/

sudo apk add httpie
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: httpie
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: httpie from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

httpie-doc 3.2.4-r2

CLI, cURL-like tool (documentation)

https://httpie.org/

sudo apk add httpie-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: httpie
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: httpie-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

httpie-pyc 3.2.4-r2

Precompiled Python bytecode for httpie

https://httpie.org/

sudo apk add httpie-pyc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: httpie
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: httpie-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

httpie 3.2.4-13.fc45

A Curl-like tool for humans

https://httpie.org/

sudo dnf install httpie
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: httpie
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: httpie from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

httpie 3.2.4-2

human-friendly CLI HTTP client for the API era

https://github.com/httpie/cli

sudo pacman -S httpie
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: any
  • 9 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: httpie from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

httpie 3.2.4-5.2

CLI, cURL-like tool for humans

https://httpie.org/

sudo zypper install httpie
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Utilities
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: httpie
  • 13 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: httpie from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

httpie

sudo port install httpie
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/httpie/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

httpie

choco install httpie
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: httpie from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','hexchat'
winget95%

HTTPie.HTTPie

winget install --id HTTPie.HTTPie -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Httpie
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: HTTPie.HTTPie from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
winget92%

UnicornSoft.UnicornHTTPS

winget install --id UnicornSoft.UnicornHTTPS -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Https
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: UnicornSoft.UnicornHTTPS from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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Same workflow

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  • ainShares av.db curated category or tags: api, api-client, cli, developer-tools.
  • curlieShares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, http-client.
  • graphql-inspectorShares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated agent safety answer
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment