curl-to-postman

Convert curl commands to Postman Collection v2.1 importable JSON

Convert curl commands into Postman-importable JSON with a single paste.

Usage

Paste a curl command and receive a formatted Postman Collection v2.1 JSON that you can import directly into Postman via the Import button.

What it converts

curl flag	Postman field
-X METHOD / --request METHOD	request method (default: GET)
-H "Key: Value" / --header "Key: Value"	request headers
-d "body" / --data "body" / --data-raw "body"	request body
--user user:pass / -u user:pass	Basic Auth header
-H "Authorization: Bearer token"	Bearer token (preserved as-is)
URL query string ?key=value	url.query[]

Supported options

• SSL: -k / --insecure → checkDisableSSLValidation: true
• Redirects: -L / --location → follow redirects
• Auth: --user / -u → Basic Auth; Bearer token via -H takes priority

Output structure

json

{
  "info": {
    "name": "Converted from curl",
    "schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
  },
  "item": [
    {
      "name": "POST /endpoint",
      "request": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [{ "key": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json" }],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.example.com/users",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": ["api", "example", "com"],
          "path": ["users"],
          "query": []
        },
        "body": { "mode": "raw", "raw": "{\"name\":\"John\"}" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example

Input:

bash

curl -X POST https://api.example.com/users \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ***" \
  -d '{"name":"John","email":"[e-mail]"}'

Output: Postman Collection v2.1 JSON ready to import.

Notes

• If no Content-Type is set but a body is present, defaults to application/json
• URL query parameters are automatically parsed into the query array
• Output is pretty-printed and can be pasted directly into Postman's Import dialog