curl Docker images
curl images observed · 2026-10-11
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 93
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 54
- age_days: 1304
- days_rel: 48
- days_push: 19
- n_releases_24m: 16
Adoption not part of the score
109 stars · 25 forks observed · 2026-10-11
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.99
curl is a cross‑platform command‑line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax. It supports a wide range of protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, SMTP and many more.
Use cases
- download a file from an HTTP endpoint in a shell script
- upload a large dataset to an FTP server from the command line
- test REST API endpoints with custom headers and payloads
- perform automated health checks of web services in CI pipelines
- fetch email via IMAP or POP3 for scripting mail processing
- transfer data over secure protocols like HTTPS or SFTP in batch jobs
When to choose
- You need a reliable, battle‑tested tool that works on all major OSes without extra dependencies.
- Your workflow requires scripting or automation of data transfers across many protocols.
- You want fine‑grained control over request options (headers, authentication, proxies, TLS settings).
- You need a library (libcurl) to embed protocol handling in custom applications.
When to avoid
- You require a graphical UI for file transfers; curl is purely command‑line.
- You need high‑level abstractions for complex API interactions (e.g., automatic pagination).
- Your project is limited to environments where installing native binaries is not possible.
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
http-client file-upload networking cli web-development networking windows cli libcurl url-transfer protocol-support data-transfer command-line devops automation linux macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/curl/curl-container · fetched 2026-10-11 · 11d1ca2946f1
- homepage: https://curl.se/ · fetched 2026-09-14 · 822b10218cd5
- site_page: https://curl.se/docs/releases.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · cf01b2dcf54b
- site_page: https://curl.se/docs · fetched 2026-09-14 · d571fe515003
- site_page: https://curl.se/docs/projdocs.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 60800800ee8e
- site_page: https://curl.se/docs/faq.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · aa00321d30c4
- site_page: https://curl.se/docs/help-us.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 8aee2ce7a3fc
- site_page: https://curl.se/docs/knownbugs.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 7cb1967d3e48
- site_page: https://curl.se/docs/knownrisks.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 728f75f33c2d
- site_page: https://curl.se/ch · fetched 2026-09-14 · c51095091e0d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| curl/curl-container | main | 91 |
| curl/curl | main | 95 |
| curl/curl-for-win | infra | 76 |
| curl/curl-docker | infra | 10 |
| curl/curl-www | docs | 77 |
| curl/stats | infra | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="curl/curl-container")
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