Convert cURL to Python Requests — Free Online Converter

How to convert cURL to Python requests

Use the converter above: paste your cURL command, choose Python (Requests), and click convert. The tool maps cURL options to Python requests calls so you get runnable code with the same URL, method, headers, and body.

If you have many cURL commands or need other languages (JavaScript, Go, Java, PHP), use our full cURL to Code Converter. For step-by-step guides and examples, see cURL to Python Requests: Complete Guide.

cURL vs Python requests — syntax comparison

cURL uses flags and positional args; Python requests uses method calls and keyword arguments. The converter handles the mapping so you don't have to.

Common cURL flags and their Python equivalent

• -X METHOD → requests.get/post/put/delete/patch(url, ...)
• -H "Name: value" → headers={'Name': 'value'}
• -d '...' → data=... or json=... for JSON
• -u user:pass → auth=('user', 'pass')
• --connect-timeout N → timeout=N

Code examples: GET, POST, headers, auth

After converting, you get Python like this. For GET with headers:

import requests
url = "https://api.example.com/data"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"}
r = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(r.json())

For POST with JSON body:

import requests
url = "https://api.example.com/users"
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
payload = {"name": "John", "email": "john@example.com"}
r = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(r.status_code)

The converter above fills in url, headers, and body from your cURL so you can run or tweak the code immediately. For more examples and edge cases, use our cURL to Python Requests tool page or the full cURL Converter.