HTTP Prompt
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The facts
Each one read from HTTP Prompt's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Autocomplete
- Autocomplete uses fuzzy matching for commands and HTTP headers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Command-line integrations
- It supports simplified shell pipelines and output redirection, including examples using jq, grep, and sed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cookie handling
- Incoming cookies are automatically set into the next request.checked 11 Oct 2026
- HTTPie integration
- HTTP Prompt is built on top of HTTPie and uses HTTPie-style request parameters and options.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Install methods
- The documentation lists pip and Homebrew installation methods.checked 5 Oct 2026
- License
- The maker's site says the code is licensed under MIT.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The documentation says syntax with multiple pipes is not currently supported.checked 11 Oct 2026
- OpenAPI
- An OpenAPI JSON specification can provide autocomplete for API endpoint paths and parameters, which users can explore with ls and cd.checked 5 Oct 2026
- OpenAPI support
- Given an OpenAPI specification in JSON, it can autocomplete API endpoint paths and parameters and navigate endpoints with ls and cd.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- HTTP Prompt is an interactive command-line HTTP client with autocomplete and syntax highlighting, built on HTTPie and prompt_toolkit.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- HTTP Prompt is an interactive command-line HTTP client with autocomplete and syntax highlighting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Request authoring
- It supports HTTPie-style headers, query parameters, body parameters, and options such as authentication and TLS verification.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Roadmap limits
- The documentation lists HTTP/2 support and improved autocomplete among roadmap items.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Saved context can contain sensitive data such as API keys; the docs say the data directory is set to mode 700 by default so only its owner can read it.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sensitive data
- The documentation says saved context may contain sensitive data such as API keys and that the data directory defaults to owner-only permissions (700).checked 5 Oct 2026
- Session persistence
- It saves the current session context to the local filesystem so a user can resume it after restarting HTTP Prompt.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Shell workflows
- It supports output redirection and simplified pipelines to shell commands such as grep, sed, and jq; multiple pipes are not supported.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs users to GitHub issues and a Gitter chat room for bug reports, feature requests, and questions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Syntax highlighting
- It renders JSON, HTML, and commands with 27 built-in color themes borrowed from Pygments.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Available platforms
- desktopchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platforms and installation
- The documentation describes Python package installation and Homebrew installation, and references Windows-specific configuration paths.checked 11 Oct 2026
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