How to use REST Request Generator
- Set the method and URL, add headers and an optional body.
- Choose the authentication type and enter the credential.
- Pick an extra language from the dropdown; copy any snippet with one click.
REST Request Generator features
- Fourteen targets: cURL for bash/PowerShell/cmd, fetch, axios, Node https, Python requests and httpx, Java HttpClient, C# HttpClient, Go net/http, PHP cURL, Ruby Net::HTTP and raw HTTP
- cURL, fetch, axios and Python are always generated; any other language from the dropdown
- Bearer, Basic and API key (header or query) authentication
- JSON bodies become native structures where the language supports it; other bodies are escaped correctly
- Automatic Content-Type detection when none is given (JSON, form, XML, text)
- Warnings for bodies on GET, invalid JSON and missing credentials
REST Request Generator example
POST with JSON and a bearer token → Python
Input:
POST https://api.example.com/v1/users · Content-Type: application/json · Bearer sk_test_… · Body {"name":"Layla"}Output:
import requests
url = "https://api.example.com/v1/users"
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_…",
"Accept": "application/json",
}
payload = {
"name": "Layla",
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.status_code, response.json())Frequently asked questions about REST Request Generator
Which languages and clients are supported?
cURL (bash, PowerShell and cmd escaping), JavaScript fetch, axios, Node.js https, Python requests and httpx, Java 11+ HttpClient, C# HttpClient, Go net/http, PHP cURL, Ruby Net::HTTP and a raw HTTP/1.1 message. The four most popular are always shown; pick any other from the dropdown.
How is the body handled per language?
When the Content-Type is JSON and the body parses, snippets use native structures (fetch JSON.stringify, axios data, Python json=…). Otherwise the body is sent as a raw string with correct escaping for each language.
Where do the auth settings end up?
Bearer and Basic become an Authorization header; API keys become a header or query parameter as chosen. C# uses AuthenticationHeaderValue and Python passes headers explicitly so the snippets are copy-paste ready.
Is anything sent to a server?
No. Code generation is pure client-side text processing; your tokens stay in the browser. Do not commit generated files that contain real secrets.
Technical notes
All generators consume the same normalised request (method, URL, headers, body, auth, options) so the snippets are consistent. Each language has its own string escaping (JSON-style for JS/Java/Go, verbatim @"…" for C#, single-quoted for PHP/Ruby, triple-quoted for multi-line Python).