Updated: 26 October 2025
Write output to file instead of stdout
curl http://some.url --output <file>Basic HTTP server authorisation
curl -u user:pass http://some.url
# or
curl http://user:pass@some.url
Make the operation more talkative
curl --verbose https://www.google.comBy default, every secure connection curl makes is verified to be secure before the transfer takes place. The --insecure option makes curl skip the verification step and proceed without checking.
curl --insecure https://www.example.comFollow redirects
curl --location https://www.i-have-moved.comPretty print json response by piping through jq command
curl --insecure -X 'POST' \
'https://localhost/authors' \
-H 'accept: application/ld+json' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/ld+json' \
-d '{
"Name": "string",
"email": "string",
"website": "string",
"Twitter": "string"
}' | jq