Does this tool send my curl command anywhere?

No. Parsing and code generation both happen in your browser with JavaScript. The command, headers, and any tokens inside it are never uploaded to a server.

Which curl flags are supported?

-X/--request, -H/--header, -d/--data/--data-raw/--data-binary, -F/--form, -u/--user, -b/--cookie, -A/--user-agent, -e/--referer, -G/--get, and -k/--insecure. Common no-op flags like --compressed, -s, -v, and -L are ignored since PHP cURL handles equivalents through other options.

What PHP functions does the output use?

curl_init(), curl_setopt() for each option, curl_exec(), curl_error(), and curl_close(), matching the standard procedural cURL extension API available in any PHP install with ext-curl enabled.

What happens with -F form fields?

Each -F field becomes an entry in an associative array passed to CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS. A value starting with @ is wrapped in CURLFile so it uploads as a real file, matching how curl -F handles file paths.

What if my curl command spans multiple lines?

Backslash line continuations, the format most terminals and browser "Copy as cURL" buttons produce, are joined automatically before parsing.

Does -b or a Cookie header produce CURLOPT_COOKIE?

Yes. Both -b and an -H "Cookie: ..." header are combined into a single cookie string and assigned to CURLOPT_COOKIE, instead of being left as a raw header.

cURL to PHP

Name: cURL to PHP
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Author: Nham Vu

Paste a curl command and get equivalent PHP code using curl_init, curl_setopt, and curl_exec.

curl Command

PHP (cURL)

Summary

Paste a curl command and get equivalent PHP code using curl_init, curl_setopt, and curl_exec.

How it works

Paste a curl command, including one copied from a browser devtools network tab.
The parser tokenizes the command, honoring quotes and backslash line continuations.
Flags such as -X, -H, -d, -b, -u, -F, and -G are mapped to their curl_setopt equivalents.
A JSON body is detected automatically and kept as a raw string assigned to CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS.
The generated PHP script appears in the output box, ready to copy and run.

Use cases

Turn a "Copy as cURL" request from browser devtools into a PHP script.
Reproduce an API call from documentation or a support ticket in PHP.
Convert a curl example from a README into a starting point for an integration.
Debug an API call by replaying the exact request curl sent, from PHP.
Translate a webhook test command into a repeatable PHP script.
Build a quick script around a request captured from a mobile app proxy.

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Last updated: 2026-07-23 · Reviewed by Nham Vu