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 by [Mazen Ramadan](https://scrapfly.io/blog/author/mazen) Apr 18, 2026 1 min read [\#curl](https://scrapfly.io/blog/tag/curl) 

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The HEAD HTTP method is used to gather information and metadata about a specific resource. It's very similar to GET, but instead of retrieving the entire response data, **it excludes the body and only returns the headers**.

To send HEAD requests with cURL, we can use the `-I` cURL option:

shell```shell
curl -I https://httpbin.dev/get
```



The response of the above cURL HEAD request is the following:

shell```shell
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Alt-Svc: h3=":443"; ma=2592000,h3-29=":443"; ma=2592000
Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors 'self' *.httpbin.dev; font-src 'self' *.httpbin.dev; default-src 'self' *.httpbin.dev; img-src 'self' *.httpbin.dev https://cdn.scrapfly.io; media-src 'self' *.httpbin.dev; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' *.httpbin.dev; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' *.httpbin.dev https://unpkg.com; frame-src 'self' *.httpbin.dev; worker-src 'self' *.httpbin.dev; connect-src 'self' *.httpbin.dev
Content-Type: application/json; encoding=utf-8
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:34:03 GMT
Permissions-Policy: fullscreen=(self), autoplay=*, geolocation=(), camera=()
Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-Xss-Protection: 1; mode=block
```



For further details on cURL, including configuring its commands and using it for web scraping, refer to our dedicated guide.

[How to Use cURL For Web ScrapingIn this article, we'll go over a step-by-step guide on sending and configuring HTTP requests with cURL. We'll also explore advanced usages of cURL for web scraping, such as scraping dynamic pages and avoiding getting blocked.](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/how-to-use-curl-for-web-scraping)



 

    



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