Code Snippets

The HTTP Snippet plugin turns any HTTP request into working code — cURL, Python Requests, Go, fetch, and 17 other languages. Pick a language and a library, preview the result, and copy it.

Installing the HTTP Snippet Plugin

HTTP Snippet is available as a plugin. To install it:

1. Go to yaak.app/plugins/@yaak/httpsnippet and click Install, or
2. Open Settings > Plugins in Yaak and search for “HTTP Snippet”

It requires Yaak 2026.2.0-beta.10 or later.

Generating a Snippet

Open the actions menu on any HTTP request and choose Generate Code Snippet. A dialog opens with three parts:

• Language — the target language
• Library — the HTTP client to use, which changes with the language
• Preview — the generated code, syntax highlighted and updated as selections change

Click Copy to Clipboard to take the snippet. The language and library are remembered, so the next request opens on the same selection.

Supported Languages

Language	Libraries
C	Libcurl
C#	HttpClient, RestSharp
Clojure	clj-http
Crystal	http::client
Go	NewRequest
HTTP	HTTP/1.1
Java	AsyncHttp, java.net.http, OkHttp, Unirest
JavaScript	XMLHttpRequest, Axios, fetch, jQuery
Kotlin	OkHttp
Node.js	HTTP, Axios, fetch
OCaml	CoHTTP
Objective-C	NSURLSession
PHP	cURL, Guzzle, HTTP v1, HTTP v2
Powershell	Invoke-WebRequest, Invoke-RestMethod
Python	Requests
R	httr
Ruby	net::http, faraday
Rust	reqwest
Shell	cURL, HTTPie, Wget
Swift	URLSession

There is also an Agent target, which produces a prompt describing the request rather than code, for handing to an AI coding agent.

Snippets Contain Real Values

The request is rendered exactly as it would be sent, so the snippet is runnable as-is. That means template variables are resolved to their values, and configured authentication is written out as a header — a bearer token, an API key, or a Basic credential appears in the generated code.

Check a snippet before pasting it into a shared document, a ticket, or a public issue. To share a request without credentials, switch to an environment that has placeholder values first.

Copying as cURL

For cURL specifically, Yaak has it built in with no plugin required. Open the actions menu on a request and choose Copy as Curl.

Related

• HTTP Requests — building the request in the first place
• Environments and Variables — what gets resolved into a snippet
• Plugins Quick Start — writing a plugin of your own