HTTPie

Headers Commands

Set custom HTTP headers, content types, and inspect response headers.

6 commands

Pro Tips

Use Header:Value syntax for custom headers

$ http GET https://api.example.com X-Custom-Header:value

Add a custom header.

$ http POST https://api.example.com Content-Type:application/xml < data.xml

Set Content-Type header.

$ http GET https://api.example.com Accept:application/json

Set Accept header.

$ http GET https://api.example.com User-Agent:

Remove a default header.

$ http GET https://api.example.com X-Request-ID:abc123 X-Api-Version:v2 Accept:application/json

Set multiple custom headers in a single request.

$ http GET https://api.example.com X-Empty-Header;

Send a header with an empty value using ; syntax.