Wget AlternativesOnly apps categorised as API Clients

The best API Client alternative to Wget is cURL, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Wget and five of them are API Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting API Client alternatives to Wget are HTTPie for Terminal, xh, Curlie and Hurl.

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  1. cURL icon
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    cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE.

    28 cURL alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    it's terminal based, like wget

    • cURL is Free and Open SourceWget is also Free and Open Source
    • cURL is LightweightWget is not according to our users
  2. HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client. Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible. It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax, and...

    41 HTTPie for Terminal alternatives

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  3. xh icon
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    xh is a friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. It reimplements as much as possible of HTTPie's excellent design, with a focus on improved performance.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    If you like the interface of HTTPie but miss the features of curl, curlie is what you are searching for. Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  5. Hurl icon
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    Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format. It can capture values, evaluate queries on headers and body response. It is very versatile: it can be used for both fetching data and testing HTTP sessions.

    39 Hurl alternatives

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