Import cURL Commands

Found a cURL command in documentation or a tutorial? Yaak makes it easy to convert cURL commands into fully-configured requests with a single paste.

Paste cURL into URL Bar

The fastest way to import a cURL command:

1. Copy a cURL command to your clipboard
2. Click in Yaak’s URL bar (or create a new request)
3. Paste the cURL command
4. Yaak automatically converts it to a request

Yaak parses the cURL command and populates:

• HTTP method
• URL and query parameters
• Headers (including cookies)
• Request body (form data, JSON, multipart)
• Basic and digest authentication

Import Multiple cURL Commands

To import many cURL commands at once:

1. Create a text file with cURL commands (one per line, or separated by newlines)
2. Go to Settings → Import/Export → Import
3. Select the text file
4. Yaak creates a request for each cURL command

Supported cURL Options

Yaak recognizes these common cURL flags:

cURL Flag	What It Does
-X, --request	HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
-H, --header	Request headers
-d, --data	Request body data
--data-raw	Raw request body
--data-binary	Binary body data
--data-urlencode	URL-encoded body data
-u, --user	Basic authentication (username:password)
--digest	Use digest authentication
-F, --form	Multipart form data
-b, --cookie	Cookie header
-G, --get	Send data as query parameters
--url	Explicit URL
--url-query	Additional query parameters

Examples

Simple GET Request

curl https://api.example.com/users

POST with JSON Body

curl -X POST https://api.example.com/users \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "John", "email": "john@example.com"}'

Request with Authentication

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token-here" \
  https://api.example.com/protected

Request with Basic Auth

curl -u username:password https://api.example.com/auth

Multipart Form Upload

curl -X POST https://api.example.com/upload \
  -F "file=@/path/to/file.pdf" \
  -F "description=My document"

Copy from Chrome DevTools

Yaak handles cURL commands exported from Chrome DevTools, including complex multipart form data with boundaries:

1. Open Chrome DevTools → Network tab
2. Right-click any request
3. Select Copy → Copy as cURL
4. Paste into Yaak

Copy as cURL

Yaak also lets you copy any request as a cURL command to share with others:

1. Right-click a request in the sidebar
2. Select Copy as cURL
3. Paste the command anywhere

Tips

• Multi-line cURL — Yaak handles cURL commands with backslash line continuations
• Escape sequences — Unicode (\uXXXX) and hex (\xXX) escapes are decoded automatically
• Shell quoting — Both single and double quotes are supported, including $'...' syntax

Need Help?

If a cURL command doesn’t import correctly, check our troubleshooting guide or report the issue on GitHub.