Design and Build Great Web APIs

curl

The curl utility is basically a command-line browser. As we discuss in Chapter 1, ​Getting Started with API First​, we’ll use curl to make API calls from the command line throughout the book.

Checking for curl

You may have curl already installed on your machine. You can check on this by typing the following in a command-line window:

$> curl

If it’s installed, you should get the following response:

curl: try 'curl --help' or 'curl --manual' for more information

Installing curl

If you need to install curl, the best way to do this is to visit the home page for the curl utility and use the download wizard at that website to help you find the proper package to install for your operating system.

1. Start by going to this web page: https://curl.haxx.se/dlwiz ...