A practical guide to using HTTPie for command-line API testing. Covers JSON as a first-class citizen with clean syntax for building requests, natural HTTP-native command structure, session management to avoid repeating authentication credentials, and creating custom default configurations. Includes concrete examples for common API development tasks like setting headers, sending POST data, and managing API keys across multiple requests.
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