Hurl

Run and test HTTP requests with plain text — a simple yet powerful command-line tool for API testing.

Open source alternative to:

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Version history

1 release· tracked since May 28, 2026

8.0.1
First tracked version
Detected on May 28, 2026

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OpenAltFinder Score

68/100

Project Health (50%)

76/100

License (20%)

100/100

Self-hostable (20%)

0/100

Recency (10%)

100/100

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Project Details

License

Apache-2.0

Self hostable

Repository details

Version

8.0.1

Created

8/25/2020

Stars

19,262

Forks

750

Open issues

199

Last commit

10/17/2026

Updated 10/18/2026, 7:00:45 PM

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