---
id: curlify
version: "3.0.0"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# curlify — Convert Requests request objects to curl commands.

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 10.2M/mo

## What it is and what it does

Curlify takes a requests request object and generates the equivalent cURL command as a string. It's a debugging and documentation tool: when you've built an HTTP request in Python using requests, you can see exactly what cURL command would reproduce it, which is useful for sharing reproducible examples, testing in shell environments, or understanding what your code is actually sending over the wire.

The package handles the conversion of headers, request method, body, query parameters, and SSL verification settings. It supports options like pretty-printing multi-line commands and adding the --compressed flag. With only requests as a runtime dependency and a pure-Python wheel, it installs quickly and has minimal overhead.

Use it for:

- Debug a requests call by viewing its cURL equivalent to understand what's being sent.
- Share reproducible HTTP request examples with teammates or in bug reports as shell commands.
- Test an HTTP endpoint in curl before implementing it in Python code.
- Log requests in cURL format for audit trails or integration documentation.
- Convert Python-based API client calls into shell scripts for automation.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Converts a Python requests request object into an equivalent cURL command string, useful for debugging, documentation, or reproducing HTTP requests outside Python.

Yes, if you regularly debug or document HTTP requests made with requests. The package is lightweight, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a specific debugging need well. The aging maintenance status (446 days since last release) is not a blocker for a stable, narrow-scope tool, but check whether it handles your specific requests features before relying on it for critical workflows.

## Install

pip install curlify
uv add curlify
poetry add curlify

## Installing curlify

Before you install: Low friction installation with a single lightweight dependency (requests). Last release was 446 days ago; the repository is active and not archived, though the package is aging and may see infrequent updates.

License in practice: MIT License (permissive) — you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

import curlify
import requests

response = requests.get("http://example.com")
print(curlify.to_curl(response.request))
# Output: curl -X 'GET' -H 'Accept: */*' ... 'http://example.com/'

Requires Python 3.7 or later; Python 2 support was removed in v3.0.0.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package handles all modern requests features (e.g., proxies, auth handlers, custom adapters).
- Performance or correctness with very large request bodies or headers.

## Package facts

- License: MIT License (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 10.2M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

requests to curl conversion, convert http request to curl, debug requests as curl commands, export requests to shell, curl command generator, http request debugging, requests inspection tool, debugging, http-tools, requests-utilities

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