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cURL Builder & Parser

cURL command builder and parser

Stop hand-escaping quotes in terminal commands. Fill in a method, URL, headers and body and CodeForge writes the cURL command for you — or paste a command copied from browser DevTools or API docs to see exactly what it sends.

Open cURL Builder & Parser — free Get the Windows app

Free in your browser — no sign-up. Install from the Microsoft Store to use it offline on Windows 10 and 11.

How to use it

Open the API Toolkit and choose cURL Builder, cURL Parser or Header Analyzer.
Builder: pick GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD or OPTIONS, then add the URL, headers and an optional body.
Copy the generated command, or send a parsed command back to the builder to edit it.

Example

Paste a cURL command

curl -X POST 'https://api.example.com/users' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  -d '{"name":"Ada"}'

See what it sends

Method   POST
URL      https://api.example.com/users
Headers  Content-Type: application/json
         Authorization: Bearer <token>
Body     {"name":"Ada"}

Features

cURL Builder — method, URL, any number of headers and a request body, turned into a ready-to-run command.
cURL Parser — paste a command and get its method, URL, headers and body as structured fields.
Header Analyzer — paste raw response headers to review caching, CORS, cookies and security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
API Workspace — send requests, save collections and generate client code. PRO

Frequently asked questions

Does the cURL builder send my request?

No. The builder and parser only work with text on your device. Sending requests and saving collections is part of the Pro API Workspace.

Can I paste a command copied from Chrome or Edge DevTools?

Yes. Right-click a request in the Network panel, choose Copy as cURL (bash), and paste it into the parser.

Is it free?

Yes. The cURL builder, cURL parser and header analyzer are free.

One workspace for all of it

cURL Builder & Parser is one of 18 developer tools in CodeForge — alongside a JSON formatter, JWT decoder, regex tester, UUID and hash generators, and more. Press Ctrl+K to jump to any of them.