HTTPie

Open-source command-line and desktop HTTP client with intuitive syntax, JSON support, and built-in auth — a developer-friendly Postman alternative.

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Version history

1 release· tracked since May 12, 2026

3.2.4
First tracked version
Detected on May 12, 2026

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OpenAltFinder Score

88/100

Project Health (50%)

83/100

License (20%)

100/100

Self-hostable (20%)

100/100

Recency (10%)

70/100

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Project Details

License

BSD-3-Clause license

Self hostable

Yes

Repository details

Version

3.2.4

Created

2/25/2012

Stars

38,657

Forks

4,022

Open issues

351

Last commit

12/17/2024

Updated 10/19/2026, 8:00:17 AM

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