# Curl to code

- Human page: https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/curl-to-code/
- Markdown: https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/curl-to-code.md
- Structured JSON: https://happytails.ai/agents/en/developer-tools/curl-to-code/index.json
- Visibility: public

## Tool capabilities

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool ID | `curl-to-code` |
| Category | developer-tools |
| Implementation | Registered implementation. Registration alone is not a production-quality guarantee. |
| Browser execution | Use the visible action or interactive controls. |
| Browser processing | Browser; see tool notes for network behavior. |
| HTTP API | /api/v1/tools/curl-to-code/run |
| Browser-agent interface | run_current_tool |

### Implementation notes

Generates code without sending a request. Supports method, headers and literal body; unsupported shell features are rejected.

### Inputs and settings

Text input: cURL command.

Example or placeholder shown in the interface (not a validated fixture):

```text
curl https://happytails.ai
```

Paste a cURL command. It is converted to code without sending the request. Up to 1,000,000 characters. Review the settings before running.

| Setting | Meaning | Control type | Default | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `language` | Language | select | "JavaScript" | Allowed: JavaScript, Python |

### HTTP contract

API calls process supplied data on the server. The website origin is `https://happytails.ai`. Server API hosting is not connected on the public website yet. Use your local server origin to test these requests.

```http
POST https://happytails.ai/api/v1/tools/curl-to-code/run
Content-Type: application/json
```

[Detailed operation reference](https://happytails.ai/en/api/tools/curl-to-code.md) · [Shared API guide](https://happytails.ai/en/api.md)

#### Limits

| Limit | Value |
| --- | --- |
| request_bytes | 8388608 |
| input_characters | 1000000 |
| files_bytes | 5242880 |
| max_files | 0 |
| timeout_seconds | 12 |

#### Complete input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000000,
      "default": "",
      "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
    },
    "options": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "language": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Language",
          "default": "JavaScript",
          "enum": [
            "JavaScript",
            "Python"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Complete output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "tool",
    "result"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tool": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "result": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "text",
        "files"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "text": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "data": {
          "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "mime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "files": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "name",
              "mime",
              "bytes",
              "base64"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "bytes": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "base64": {
                "type": "string",
                "contentEncoding": "base64"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Error and retry handling

Failures return a non-200 status and `error.code` plus `error.message`. Correct invalid input before retrying; retry server-busy responses with bounded backoff. Returned files contain Base64 data, not persistent download URLs. Decode and inspect the output before treating conversion as successful. See the shared API guide for the complete status and timeout rules.

### Browser-agent workflow

1. Open the human page in a browser that supports WebMCP.
2. Discover the interface exposed by that page; use its actual schema.
3. Select files on the page first when the tool requires files.
4. Call `run_current_tool` with valid input and settings.
5. Inspect the returned result or error and the displayed output. Retrieve files from the displayed download links.

Calls do not automatically copy or download results. Browser permissions still apply. Interface availability alone is not proof of successful execution.

### Planning specification

Parse quoting, headers and body; Python, JavaScript and PHP tabs; never execute requests.

This describes intended requirements. Use the implementation notes, interface schema and observed output to determine current support.

### Complete machine-readable capability record

```json
{
  "id": "curl-to-code",
  "category": "developer-tools",
  "built": true,
  "requirements": "Parse quoting, headers and body; Python, JavaScript and PHP tabs; never execute requests.",
  "implementation": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "key": "language",
        "label": "Language",
        "value": "JavaScript",
        "type": "select",
        "values": [
          "JavaScript",
          "Python"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "note": "Generates code without sending a request. Supports method, headers and literal body; unsupported shell features are rejected.",
    "experience": {
      "automatic": false,
      "single": false,
      "label": "cURL command",
      "placeholder": "curl https://happytails.ai",
      "help": "Paste a cURL command. It is converted to code without sending the request. Up to 1,000,000 characters. Review the settings before running.",
      "action": null
    },
    "mode": "explicit",
    "interactive": false
  },
  "execution": "POST /api/v1/tools/curl-to-code/run",
  "api": {
    "id": "curl-to-code",
    "name": "Curl to code",
    "category": "developer-tools",
    "description": "Parse quoting, headers and body.",
    "notes": "Generates code without sending a request. Supports method, headers and literal body; unsupported shell features are rejected.",
    "human_path": "/en/developer-tools/curl-to-code/",
    "method": "POST",
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/tools/curl-to-code/run",
    "schema_url": "/api/v1/tools/curl-to-code",
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "input": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 1000000,
          "default": "",
          "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
        },
        "options": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "properties": {
            "language": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Language",
              "default": "JavaScript",
              "enum": [
                "JavaScript",
                "Python"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "output_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "tool",
        "result"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "tool": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "result": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "text",
            "files"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "text": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "data": {
              "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "mime": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "files": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name",
                  "mime",
                  "bytes",
                  "base64"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "mime": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "bytes": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  },
                  "base64": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "contentEncoding": "base64"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
    "limits": {
      "request_bytes": 8388608,
      "input_characters": 1000000,
      "files_bytes": 5242880,
      "max_files": 0,
      "timeout_seconds": 12
    }
  },
  "agent_processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
  "browser_agent": {
    "supported": true,
    "name": "run_current_tool",
    "discovery": "WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser",
    "verification": "See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification"
  }
}
```

## Page guide

Parse quoting, headers and body.

## Useful next steps

- [JSON to typescript](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-typescript/): Infer types from samples with optional properties and unions. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-typescript.md))

- [JSON to go](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-go/): Struct tags, names, nullable fields and number-type options. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-go.md))

- [JSON to python](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-python/): Dataclass or TypedDict output. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-python.md))

## How to use Curl to code

1. Enter curl command in the input field.
2. Review the settings, then choose Run Curl to code.
3. Review the result, then use Copy result or a download link when available.

## Working with curl to code

Formatting makes existing data or code easier to read. Validation checks whether it follows a syntax or schema. Conversion maps it into another representation. Choosing the right operation helps avoid treating a neatly formatted result as proof that the underlying data is correct.

## Common questions

### Does valid JSON mean the data is correct?

Syntax validation only establishes that the text can be parsed as JSON. A schema can check required fields and types, but neither proves that an email address, price or external record is factually correct.

### Is decoding the same as decrypting or verifying?

No. Base64 and URL encoding are representations, not encryption. Reading a token payload does not verify its signature. Use the specific validation or verification process required by the system receiving the result.

Continue your workflow: [JSON to typescript](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-typescript/), [JSON to go](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-go/), [JSON to python](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/json-to-python/).