cURL Converter — JavaScript, Python, Go, PHP

Programmatic Access

cURL Converter — JavaScript, Python, Go, PHP is also callable as a free HTTP JSON API at https://aidevhub.io/api/curl-converter/ — GET with query parameters or POST with a JSON body, no authentication, CORS enabled, 50 requests/day per IP. Responses return { ok, tool, result, meta }.

curl -s -X POST https://aidevhub.io/api/curl-converter/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"curl":"curl -X POST https://api.example.com/users -H \"Content-Type: application/json\"","lang":"python"}'

Machine-readable contract: /api/tool/curl-converter.json · All API endpoints: /agents/ · LLM site index: /llms.txt

Agent Invocation

How to Use cURL Converter — JavaScript, Python, Go, PHP

1. 1

   Paste your cURL command

   Copy any cURL command from your terminal, browser DevTools, API docs, or Postman and paste it into the left panel. Multi-line commands with backslash continuation are supported automatically.

2. 2

   Select target language

   Click a language tab — JS (fetch), JS (axios), Python, Node.js http, PHP, or Go — to generate idiomatic code for that language. The output updates instantly without any server calls.

3. 3

   Review parsed request details

   Below the panels, a summary shows the detected HTTP method, URL, and headers extracted from your cURL command. Use this to confirm the parser understood the request correctly before copying.

4. 4

   Copy or download the code

   Click Copy Code to copy to clipboard, or Download to save as a file with the correct extension (.js, .py, .go, .php). Drop it directly into your project.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert a curl command to fetch, Python, or Go?

Paste the full curl command, pick a target language, and copy the generated code. The converter tokenizes the command in your browser — handling quoting and backslash line continuations — then rebuilds the request using each language's idiomatic HTTP client. No call is made; it only translates the command into source code.

Step by step

1. Paste a command starting with curl — single and double quotes and multi-line \ continuations are supported.
2. Choose a target: JS fetch, JS axios, Python, Node.js http, PHP, or Go.
3. Read the parsed request summary (method, URL, headers) to confirm it was understood.
4. Copy the generated code or download it as a file with the right extension.

curl flags this converter understands

Flags as this converter parses them. Options outside this set are skipped rather than translated, so review the parsed summary if a request looks incomplete.

Does it handle JSON and form bodies correctly?

Yes, and it picks the matching body type per language. A -d payload that starts with { or a JSON Content-Type becomes a real JSON body (JSON.stringify, json=, and so on); --data-urlencode maps to url-encoded form data and -F to multipart. That is why the axios and requests output uses URLSearchParams or files= rather than sending a plain object.

Which languages and libraries can it output?

Six targets: browser fetch, axios, Python requests, the Node.js built-in http/https module, PHP curl_*, and Go net/http. The Node output even selects http or https based on the URL scheme, since using the wrong one fails the TLS handshake.

Is my curl command sent anywhere?

No. The command is parsed and converted in the page; nothing is transmitted. curl commands frequently contain API keys, cookies, and bearer tokens, so translating them locally — and scrubbing any -u or Authorization value before sharing the code — keeps those secrets off the network.