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HTTPie

🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.

WebsiteGitHubXChangelog
Data confidence97/100
Source coverage98/100
Publish confidence97/100
Evidence checkedJul 30, 2026

Evidence Watch

ToolVitals has useful public signals for HTTPie, but not enough evidence to publish a strong verdict score yet.

GitHub sourceChangelog/RSS source97/100 data confidence
About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about HTTPie

🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Multiple signals suggest declining health or reduced shipping momentum.

Source-visible projectAPI Development & TestingOSI-approved OSSEvidence Watch
Repository

GitHub Activity

PY
httpie/cli
Stars38,361
Forks3,979
Watchers38,361
Open Issues319
Primary Language
Python
Last Commit
589 days ago
Releases 90d
0
Default Branch
master
License
BSD-3-Clause
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence97/100Strong
Source Coverage98/100Strong
Publish Confidence97/100Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskSome decay signals are visible, but not enough for a zombie verdict.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
BSD-3-Clause

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Websitehttps://httpie.ioGitHubhttpie/cliXhttps://x.com/httpieChangelog RSShttps://httpie.io/api/feed/atom
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Classification

Category
Developer Tools
Use Case
API Development & Testing
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
BSD-3-Clause
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Evidence Watch
Status
Critical
Maintainers

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Tags
open-sourceapiapi-clientapi-testingcliclientcurldebuggingdeveloper-toolsdevelopmentdevopshttphttp-clienthttpiejsonpythonrestrest-apiterminalusabilitywebapi-first

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