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 requests handles them by default.

Why does the body use json= instead of data=?

When the body starts with { or [ and parses as valid JSON, the tool uses the json= parameter so requests sets the Content-Type header and serializes the body correctly. Non-JSON bodies use the data= parameter with the raw string.

What happens with -F form fields?

Each -F field becomes an entry in a files dictionary. A value starting with @ is treated as a file path and wrapped in open(), matching how curl uploads files; other values are sent as plain multipart fields.

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 a cookies dictionary?

Yes. Both -b and an -H "Cookie: ..." header are parsed into a Python cookies dictionary and passed with cookies=, instead of being left as a raw header string.

cURL to Python

Name: cURL to Python
Availability: InStock
Author: Nham Vu

Paste a curl command and get equivalent Python requests code, with headers, JSON body, cookies, and auth already translated.

curl Command

Python (requests)

Summary

Paste a curl command and get equivalent Python requests code, with headers, JSON body, cookies, and auth already translated.

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 requests equivalents.
A JSON body is detected automatically and rendered with the json= parameter instead of a raw string.
The generated Python script appears in the output box, ready to copy and run.

Use cases

Turn a "Copy as cURL" request from browser devtools into a Python test script.
Reproduce an API call from documentation or a support ticket in Python.
Convert a curl example from a README into a starting point for a client library.
Debug an API integration by replaying the exact request curl sent, in Python.
Translate a webhook test command into a repeatable Python 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