curl_translate: Translate curl syntax to httr2

In httr2: Perform HTTP Requests and Process the Responses

Translate curl syntax to httr2

Description

The curl command line tool is commonly used to demonstrate HTTP APIs and can easily be generated from browser developer tools. curl_translate() saves you the pain of manually translating these calls by implementing a partial, but frequently used, subset of curl options. Use curl_help() to see the supported options, and curl_translate() to translate a curl invocation copy and pasted from elsewhere.

Inspired by curlconverter written by Bob Rudis.

Usage

curl_translate(cmd, simplify_headers = TRUE)

curl_help()

Arguments

cmd	Call to curl. If omitted and the clipr package is installed, will be retrieved from the clipboard.
simplify_headers	Remove typically unimportant headers included when copying a curl command from the browser. This includes: ⁠sec-fetch-*⁠ ⁠sec-ch-ua*⁠ referer, pragma, connection

Value

A string containing the translated httr2 code. If the input was copied from the clipboard, the translation will be copied back to the clipboard.

Examples

curl_translate("curl http://example.com")
curl_translate("curl http://example.com -X DELETE")
curl_translate("curl http://example.com --header A:1 --header B:2")
curl_translate("curl http://example.com --verbose")

httr2 documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:52 p.m.