---
title: "How to Add a Header to a curl Request"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-a-header-to-a-curl-request-glpil1xqk
source_url: https://davidwalsh.name/curl-add-header
type: article
source: "David Walsh"
published: 2024-08-03T16:55:41.346Z
updated: 2024-08-03T16:55:51.839Z
tags: ["webdev", "testing", "curl"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 9
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How to Add a Header to a curl Request

**[David Walsh](https://daily.dev/sources/dwb)** · 2 min read · 9 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Curl is a versatile command-line tool used for various tasks like batch downloading files and testing APIs. Use the `-H` flag to add headers to a curl request, with each header specified as `[key]: [value]`. Multiple headers can be added using multiple `-H` flags.

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