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Install hurl with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Run and Test HTTP Requests with plain text and curl. Version 8.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install hurl

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install hurl

MacPorts ports tree · www/hurl/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add hurl

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#hurl

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/hu/hurl/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S hurl

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install hurl

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/hurl

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/hurl.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Orange-OpenSource.Hurl -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Orange-OpenSource.Hurl · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Run and Test HTTP Requests with plain text and curl

Commands and aliases

  • hurl
  • hurlfmt

history

Project history and usage

Hurl is an Orange Open Source command-line tool for running HTTP requests and tests from a plain-text file format. It sits between curl-style request execution and API test tooling: users can chain requests, capture values, assert headers and bodies, and emit CI-friendly reports.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in August 2020, and the release history shows a 1.0.0 tag in December 2020. The project evolved quickly from a plain-text HTTP runner into a broader API testing tool with captures, XPath and JSONPath assertions, SOAP and GraphQL examples, reports, and formatter/import tooling.

Hurl's own README emphasizes that the HTTP engine is powered by libcurl while the surrounding CLI and file format are written in Rust. That design gave the tool a package-nerd-friendly niche: curl-compatible network behavior wrapped in a reproducible test file that can live in a repository.

Adoption history

The installation documentation and package metadata show distribution through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Winget, Alpine, and other channels. The changelog thanks outside contributors across releases, which indicates usage beyond the original Orange engineering team.

How it is used

Hurl files usually describe one or more HTTP exchanges with expected status codes, captures, and assertions. The README examples cover HTML, REST/JSON, SOAP, GraphQL, performance assertions, hashes, and CI output formats such as JUnit, TAP, and HTML.

Why package nerds care

Hurl matters to package and CLI users because it makes HTTP integration checks small, reviewable, and runtime-light. Instead of committing shell scripts around curl plus a separate assertion language, teams can commit one text fixture and run it locally or in CI.

Timeline

  • 2020: Public GitHub repository created and early 0.99.x releases published.
  • 2020: 1.0.0 release tag published in December.
  • 2021: 1.x releases continued the API-testing feature set.
  • 2025: 7.1.0 added items such as secrets-file support and additional authentication options.
  • 2026: 8.0.0 changed several CLI options and moved JSONPath handling toward RFC 9535 behavior.

Related projects

  • Hurl is closely related to curl and libcurl, and it overlaps with API-testing tools that store requests as text or collections. Its `hurlfmt` executable also connects it to the habit of importing, formatting, and reviewing HTTP requests as source files.

Sources

  • Project README, changelog, documentation, GitHub release metadata, and Homebrew package metadata were used.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:http

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build 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
~/.netrc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
hurlcliglobal executable
hurlfmtcliglobal 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 version8.0.1
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected8.0.1

https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:hurl
Version8.0.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hurl
Homepagehttps://hurl.dev
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl
Upstream docshttps://hurl.dev/docs/frequently-asked-questions.html
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/archive/refs/tags/8.0.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:03:44-07:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Uses from macOScurl, libxml2, llvm
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 Namehurl
Version Scheme0
Revision0
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.

Nix95%

hurl

nix profile install nixpkgs#hurl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hu/hurl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

hurl 7.1.0-r0

CLI to run HTTP requests defined in simple plain text format

https://hurl.dev/

sudo apk add hurl
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hurl
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hurl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hurl-bash-completion 7.1.0-r0

Bash completions for hurl

https://hurl.dev/

sudo apk add hurl-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hurl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hurl-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hurl-doc 7.1.0-r0

CLI to run HTTP requests defined in simple plain text format (documentation)

https://hurl.dev/

sudo apk add hurl-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hurl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hurl-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hurl-fish-completion 7.1.0-r0

Fish completions for hurl

https://hurl.dev/

sudo apk add hurl-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hurl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hurl-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hurl-zsh-completion 7.1.0-r0

Zsh completions for hurl

https://hurl.dev/

sudo apk add hurl-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hurl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hurl-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

hurl 8.0.1-1

Run and test HTTP requests with plain text

https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl

sudo pacman -S hurl
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: hurl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

hurl 8.0.1-1.1

Run and test HTTP requests with plain text

https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl

sudo zypper install hurl
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hurl
  • 7 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hurl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

hurl

sudo port install hurl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/hurl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/hurl

scoop install main/hurl
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/hurl.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Orange-OpenSource.Hurl

winget install --id Orange-OpenSource.Hurl -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hurl
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Orange-OpenSource.Hurl 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.

Related tools

  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • reqShares av.db curated category or tags: api-testing, cli, developer-tools, http.
  • jikkenShares av.db curated category or tags: api-testing, cli, developer-tools.
  • keployShares av.db curated category or tags: api-testing, cli, developer-tools.
  • newmanShares av.db curated category or tags: api-testing, cli, developer-tools.
  • restermShares av.db curated category or tags: api-testing, cli, developer-tools, http.
  • wiremock-standaloneShares av.db curated category or tags: api-testing, cli, developer-tools, http.

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 configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment