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Http Request

  • 62 installs
  • Updated February 27, 2026
  • winsorllc/upgraded-carnival

Helps with ai & agent building tasks.

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http-request is a Claude Code skill for ai & agent building. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted development.

  • http-request
  • AI & Agent Building
  • AI-coding skill

Http Request by the numbers

  • 62 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +1 installs in the week ending Jul 27, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #6,310 of 16,546 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Jul 27, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Last updatedFebruary 27, 2026
Repositorywinsorllc/upgraded-carnival

What it does

Helps with ai & agent building tasks.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

HTTP Request Skill

Make HTTP requests with enhanced output and JSON handling.

When to Use

USE this skill when:

  • "Make a GET request to..."
  • "POST this JSON to..."
  • "Call this API endpoint"
  • "Download data from URL"
  • "Test an API"

When NOT to Use

DON'T use this skill when:

  • Simple file downloads → use web-fetch/download.sh
  • Browser automation → use browser-tools
  • Web scraping → use web-fetch

Commands

GET Request

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data"
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data" --json
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data" --header "Authorization: Bearer token"

POST Request

{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/create" --data '{"name": "test"}'
{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/create" --file data.json
{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/upload" --form "file=@upload.txt"

PUT/PATCH/DELETE

{baseDir}/request.sh PUT "https://api.example.com/update/1" --data '{"name": "updated"}'
{baseDir}/request.sh PATCH "https://api.example.com/patch/1" --data '{"status": "active"}'
{baseDir}/request.sh DELETE "https://api.example.com/delete/1"

With Authentication

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --auth bearer:TOKEN
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --auth basic:user:pass
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --header "X-API-Key: secret"

Custom Options

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --timeout 60
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --follow --max-redirects 5
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --verbose

Options

  • --data <json>: Request body (JSON string)
  • --file <path>: Read request body from file
  • --form <data>: Form data or file upload (@filename)
  • --header <header>: Custom header (can be repeated)
  • --auth <type:credentials>: Authentication (bearer:TOKEN or basic:user:pass)
  • --timeout <sec>: Request timeout (default: 30)
  • --json: Format JSON response
  • --verbose: Show request details
  • --follow: Follow redirects
  • --max-redirects <n>: Max redirects (default: 5)
  • --out <file>: Save response to file

Examples

Get JSON and format:

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users" --json

POST data:

{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/users" \
  --data '{"name": "John", "email": "john@example.com"}' \
  --json

With Bearer token:

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/protected" \
  --auth bearer:your_token_here

Upload file:

{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/upload" \
  --form "file=@document.pdf"

Notes

  • Automatically adds Content-Type: application/json for JSON data
  • Handles response body parsing
  • Shows response headers with --verbose
  • Supports multipart form data uploads

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