httpie/http-prompt
An interactive command-line HTTP and API testing client built on top of HTTPie featuring autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and more. https://twitter.com/httpie observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3801
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 834
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9108 stars · 345 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
HTTP Prompt is an interactive command-line HTTP client built on top of HTTPie and prompt_toolkit, featuring fuzzy autocomplete, syntax highlighting, persistent sessions, and OpenAPI/Swagger exploration. It lets users build and send HTTP requests with HTTPie syntax inside a shell-like REPL with cd/ls navigation of API endpoints.
Use cases
- test REST APIs interactively from the terminal
- explore an API using an OpenAPI/Swagger spec with ls and cd
- avoid memorizing curl or HTTPie argument syntax
- send HTTP requests with autocomplete and syntax highlighting
- persist HTTP session state and cookies between commands
- pipe API responses into jq and other shell tools
When to choose
- you want an interactive REPL-style HTTP client instead of one-shot curl commands
- you already use HTTPie and want autocomplete, sessions, and endpoint exploration
- you need to explore an API documented with OpenAPI/Swagger from the terminal
When to avoid
- you need a GUI API client like Postman or Insomnia
- you only need simple one-off requests, where plain curl or httpie suffices
- you need HTTP/2 or advanced HTTPie syntax, which are still on the roadmap
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
http-client cli developer-tools developer-tools apis web-development cli python windows cross-platform httpie api-testing rest-client autocomplete syntax-highlighting openapi interactive-shell terminal command-line macos linux
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/httpie/http-prompt · fetched 2026-08-28 · 41ee5ac774c6
- homepage: https://http-prompt.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · ac8557687cda
- site_page: http://docs.http-prompt.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · c1850fc8531b
- site_page: http://docs.http-prompt.com/en/latest/user-guide.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · d21f4ab51ad1
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/http-prompt/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · c61b0638bdc6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| httpie/http-prompt | main | 23 |
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