A simple curl wrapper written in bash that can be used to make HTTP requests to API endpoints.

This is how I use this script

Files

This script uses separate files for various request options. Create these files in the same directory as curl.sh.

params.txt

URL search parameters

paylod.json

JSON request body that will be sent with all requests (except GET).

key.txt

HTTP Authentication Bearer Token

disable_peer_validation

Optional empty file that when present will disable SSL peer validation - for self-signed certificates etc.

Make a request

Run the curl.sh file from your shell and pass it two parametes for URL and request method

./curl.sh https://example.com GET

The response body will be printed to stdout.

Example

vlw@example:/curl$ ./curl.sh https://example.com GET
GET https://example.com?foo=bar

"This is an example response body in plaintext"
vlw@example:/curl$