API docs and browser DevTools love to hand you a curl command — but you’re writing your integration in JavaScript or Python, not bash. This tool converts it instantly into the language you’re actually using.
What Is cURL to Code?
cURL to Code parses a pasted curl command — method, headers, body, and basic auth — and generates equivalent code in JavaScript (fetch), Python (requests), and Node.js (built-in https module).
How to Use It
- Open the tool at /tools/curl-to-code.
- Paste a curl command, including any
-H,-d, or-uflags. - See all three generated code snippets update live, side by side.
- Copy whichever one matches your stack.
Key Features
- Handles the common flags:
-X/--request,-H/--header,-d/--data/--data-raw, and-u/--user. - Smart body handling in Python — automatically uses
json=when the body is valid JSON, ordata=otherwise. - Runs entirely client-side — relevant since curl commands from API docs often include real bearer tokens or API keys.
- Copy buttons for each generated snippet.
When to Use This Tool
- Turning an API doc’s curl example into working code for your project’s language.
- Reproducing a request captured from browser DevTools (which offers a “Copy as cURL” option) in a script.
- Quickly prototyping an API call without hand-writing headers and body serialization.
Try It Now
Open cURL to Code directly, or press ⌘K and type the tool name from anywhere on the site.
Part of the API Tools collection on WebdevToolbox — free, browser-based developer tools with no login required.