cURL to Fetch / Axios / Python / Go Code Converter
Instantly convert cURL commands to idiomatic JavaScript Fetch API, Axios, Python requests, or Go net/http code — 100% client-side, zero data sent to any server.
Parsed Request Summary
The Complete Guide to Converting cURL Commands to Modern Code
cURL (Client for URLs) is the universal command-line tool for making HTTP requests. It is embedded in virtually every shell environment, CI/CD pipeline, API documentation, and backend debugging toolkit in the world. However, raw cURL commands are not directly executable in modern application code — they need to be translated into the native HTTP client of each programming language.
OmniTools features a custom-built lexical tokenizer engine that parses raw cURL strings precisely — handling single-quoted values, double-quoted values with escape sequences, backslash-newline line continuations, -X method flags, -H headers, -d/-data/-data-raw body payloads, -u basic auth credentials, and boolean flags like --compressed, -k, and -L. All parsing executes 100% inside your browser memory with zero network transmission.
The generated code is crafted to be immediately runnable in production applications. The Fetch API output is a modern async/await ES2020+ snippet. Axios output follows the v1.x config-object API. Python uses the well-established requests library with proper json= vs data= payload routing. Go code uses the standard net/http package with correctly scoped imports, error handling, and response reading.
Because everything runs client-side, your API keys, Bearer tokens, private request bodies, and authentication credentials are never transmitted to any remote server. This is especially critical when working with production API secrets or enterprise authentication headers.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Does the converter support --data-raw and multi-line cURL commands?
Yes. The lexical tokenizer handles --data, --data-raw, and --data-binary flags identically. Multi-line commands written with backslash-newline continuation sequences (\) are fully normalized before tokenization.
How does the tool detect whether the body is JSON or form-encoded?
The engine checks the Content-Type header first. If it contains application/json, the body is treated as JSON. If none is set, the body text is inspected: if it starts with { or [, it is classified as JSON. Otherwise, field=value patterns suggest form encoding.
Are Bearer tokens and Basic Auth credentials kept private?
Yes, 100%. The entire conversion pipeline runs locally inside your browser memory using JavaScript. No part of the command, including API keys, passwords, or Authorization headers, is ever sent to a remote server or logged anywhere.