curl-to-postman#

Convert curl commands into Postman-importable JSON with a single paste.

Usage#

Paste a curl command and receive a formatted Postman Collection v2.1 JSON that you can import directly into Postman via the Import button.

What it converts#

curl flagPostman field-X METHOD / --request METHODrequest method (default: GET)-H "Key: Value" / --header "Key: Value"request headers-d "body" / --data "body" / --data-raw "body"request body--user user:pass / -u user:passBasic Auth header-H "Authorization: Bearer token"Bearer token (preserved as-is)URL query string ?key=valueurl.query[]

Supported options#

• SSL: -k / --insecure → checkDisableSSLValidation: true
• Redirects: -L / --location → follow redirects
• Auth: --user / -u → Basic Auth; Bearer token via -H takes priority

Output structure#

json

{
  "info": {
    "name": "Converted from curl",
    "schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
  },
  "item": [
    {
      "name": "POST /endpoint",
      "request": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [{ "key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json" }],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.example.com/users",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": ["api", "example", "com"],
          "path": ["users"],
          "query": []
        },
        "body": { "mode": "raw", "raw": "{\"name\":\"John\"}" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example#

Input:

bash

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

Output: Postman Collection v2.1 JSON ready to import.

Notes#

• If no Content-Type is set but a body is present, defaults to application/json
• URL query parameters are automatically parsed into the query array
• Output is pretty-printed and can be pasted directly into Postman's Import dialog