HTTPie

What it is for

HTTPie is an API client for Terminal + Desktop/Web: you open a Space (Missions) and send POST To Mars with a JSON body, and CLI + Desktop/Web without an account are Free. Use it when the job is a request you start at a public $, not when you need Postman’s collection workspace only.

Soft-note: official httpie.io / docs on 2026-10-23 do not print a self-serve pricing table. Contemporaneous public explainers (2026-10) list Pro ~$10/month and Team ~$20/user/month. Confirm on httpie.io before you buy. Distinct from Postman, Insomnia, and Bruno.

What makes it unique: the cover is HTTPie’s official Desktop/Web request UI (Spaces rail, Missions POST To Mars / To Venus / To Saturn / GET To the Sun, Construction GET Falcon 1 / Falcon 9 v1.0.0, editor POST HOST /…, Params / Headers, JSON "target" / "name" / "coords") — not a wordmark. The To Mars row itself is ops of Missions.

Key features

• Spaces sidebar — the left app switcher (cover still; httpie.io). One desk. Cover rocket sits here.
• Missions list — POST To Mars / To Venus / To Saturn (cover). A list, not a Pro tile.
• POST body JSON — "target" / "name" / "coords" (cover; sending requests). A body, not a $10 meter.
• Method + URL — POST + host/path (cover). A request, not Team.
• Params / Headers — the editor tabs (cover). Tabs, not Get Started.
• CLI http / https — https httpie.io/hello (CLI docs). A terminal client, not Enterprise.

Download / Try Web are CTAs (not desks). Pro / Team tiles stay in Pricing. HTTPie AI extras stay off Key features as AI extras.

Who it's for

Best fit: developers who will stay on Free CLI + Desktop/Web (no account) while they send a first POST To Mars, then Pro at ~$10/month if the checkout still prints that card — not Team ~$20/user first unless they need seats.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai). Soft-note: httpie.io has no thick public pricing page in this fetch (homepage + docs + CLI). We print the Free desk from first-party docs and the paid $ from 2026-10 public explainers, then tell you to confirm checkout.

• CLI — Free ($0). BSD / open-source (httpie/cli). http + https on any OS (cli).
• Desktop / Web without an account — Free. Docs: Web app and desktop apps (macOS / Windows / Linux) work without signup; localhost / firewall APIs need Desktop (desktop docs).
• Pro — about $10/month on 2026-10 market explainers that cite httpie.io. Confirm on httpie.io — we will not treat $10 as a screenshot of an official card we did not fetch.
• Team — about $20/user/month on the same explainers. Confirm on httpie.io.

Do not invent an Enterprise $.

Limitations / costs

• Official $ cards are thin. Pay checkout, not a third-party $10 table, if the site still hides the grid.
• Web cannot hit localhost the way Desktop can (docs). Switch apps when you hit that wall.
• An HTTP client, not Postman’s collection workspace. For that workspace see Postman.
• Desktop is not the CLI license. We link httpie/cli for the terminal client, not a fake “httpie desktop OSS” repo.

Alternatives

• Postman — collections + workspaces when you want that product’s public $, not HTTPie POST To Mars.
• Insomnia — Kong’s client when you want Essentials $0 / Pro $12/user, not Spaces + JSON.
• Bruno — a Git-friendly client when you want OSS Free $0 / Pro $6/user yearly, not HTTPie Desktop.

Official tutorial

We searched @httpie, @httpieio, @httpie-org, @httpieapp, @httpiedotio, and @httpie_io — those handles 404’d. We do not claim a product YouTube we could not oEmbed. Use the written Desktop sending-requests and CLI examples.

Written path: httpie.io plus httpie.io/docs and github.com/httpie/cli.

Website

https://httpie.io/

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is HTTPie Desktop/Web (Spaces + Missions POST To Mars + JSON body). Free desk from httpie.io docs; Pro ~$10/mo and Team ~$20/user/mo from 2026-10 public explainers because the official pricing page is thin. Official YouTube handles 404. GitHub: httpie/cli.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.