cURL Commands
Explore how to consume REST APIs using cURL commands. Understand sending different HTTP requests like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE, adding headers, and using debugging options. This lesson helps you confidently access and test APIs from the command line.
Once APIs are developed, we should know how to access and consume them by using various tools like cURL and Postman for development, testing, and integration.
Introduction
The client URL (cURL) is a command-line tool to reliably send data over the network using different protocols such as HTTP, HTTP2, and FTP. In other words, it’s like a web browser that does not know HTML. It works perfectly from shell or batch scripts or other automatic means and is used in various devices like car infotainment, set-top boxes, and routers connected to the internet.
To check the installed version of the cURL, use the above cURL command with the ...