cURL vs Wget: Key Differences Explained
curl and wget are both popular terminal tools but often used for different tasks - let's take a look at the differences.
In this guide, we'll explain how to copy requests as cURL with Google Chrome. We'll copy the requests on review data on web-scraping.dev. However, the same approach can be applied to other websites as well:
Open the browser developer tools on Chrome by pressing the F12 key.
Empty the request log (Ctrl + L) to clear it for the desired request.
Activate the request to record it. It can differ based on the target, such as:
Filter the requests by the target request type, Doc (HTML) or Fetch/XHR (JSON). You will find the requests recorded
Right-click on the request, select copy, and then copy as cURL (bash):
We have explained converting cURL requests into Python. However, the same apporach can be used to convert cURL into Node.js and other programming languages using HTTP clients. For further details, refer to our dedicated guide on Postman.
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curl and wget are both popular terminal tools but often used for different tasks - let's take a look at the differences.
Here's everything you need to know about cURL GET requests and some common pitfalls you should avoid.
In this guide, we'll explore Curlie, a better cURL version. We'll start by defining what Curlie is and how it compares to cURL. We'll also go over a step-by-step guide on using and configuring Curlie to send HTTP requests.
In 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.