Converting a Postman request to curl

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I am calling my Java webservice (POST request) via Postman in the following manner which works perfectly fine (i.e. I can see my records getting inserted into the database):

And, here's how the contents inside the Headers(1) tab look like:

Instead of calling it via Postman, I have to call the same request in PHP using cURL. I am wondering if there's a way to export this command to a curl command so that I could use it in my PHP code? I have found the opposite approach at many places online where someone is asking to convert a curl based request to Postman but couldn't figure out how to do the opposite.

I found this question for curl to Postman: Simulate a specific CURL in PostMan

The last time I used Postman I remember it showed the curl command for cli somewhere. Regardless, using phpcurl to post a json body is quite straightforward. The json string as the postfield and set the appropriate header — frz3993, Mar 22 '18 at 15:44
Here is a quick 2 min video guide https://youtu.be/L3m6cpQPsV0 — VedantK, Aug 22 '21 at 08:36
Seems like all answers are correct answer just mentioning different version of UIs. :) — tim, Dec 07 '22 at 02:10

score 1205 · Accepted Answer · edited May 12 '23 at 22:06

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You can see the button "Code" in the attached screenshot, press it and you can get your code in many different languages including PHP cURL

edited May 12 '23 at 22:06

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answered Mar 22 '18 at 15:53

Jose M. González

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Thanks. I found similar thread here : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40632296/how-can-i-convert-data-from-postman-into-php-curl-request . But it's showing lot of things like Postman-Token, Cache-Control. Do I need to include that? – Coder Mar 22 '18 at 16:16
Gracias Jose, this is amazing. @Coder no you don't need the Postman-Token and the Cache-Control header depends if you want to prevent cashing of the req or not. If you want always fresh content, include it. – Lukas Lukac Jan 25 '19 at 14:04
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Honestly, super impressed with the Hooli, I mean Google, team for making postman portable to curl – GavinBelson Nov 15 '19 at 20:29

score 180 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 10 '21 at 17:01

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Starting from Postman 8 you need to visit here

answered Feb 10 '21 at 17:01

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Thank you, I was confused where this button now at Postman 8. – GusDeCooL Feb 15 '21 at 01:26
only problem here is that the code panel was empty in my case in 8.0.4 - updating to 8.0.6 fixed this – Stefan Haberl Feb 25 '21 at 11:08
Can you write this as text for those of us who can't access Imgur on our work network? – user3067860 Jun 24 '21 at 12:27
@user3067860 , this should help https://bernatskyys.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/converting-a-postman-request-to-curl.png – Artem Bernatskyi Jun 24 '21 at 12:37
I hate this new UI, it takes up so much more memory on windows as well – Ryan Aug 25 '21 at 05:45
To the user above, the button on the top right has a symbol that looks like: > – jookyone Sep 13 '21 at 15:59

score 31 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 21 '21 at 04:47

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The first answer here works with the older versions of Postman. With the latest releases in 2021 the cURL can be found clicking this icon (circled in red)

answered Apr 21 '21 at 04:47

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iloo · Answer 4 · 2022-09-29T15:30:17.853

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For those who use v7.36.5 for Ubuntu, or similar. Instead of the "</>" icon, there is a clickable "Code" text:

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answered Sep 27 '22 at 18:34

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score 9 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 11 '22 at 05:52

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Steps:

Open Postman
Open your request
Select </> icon from right side bar
Select cURL from dropdown (if not cURL is there by default)
Copy the code and use.

answered Aug 11 '22 at 05:52

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that is exatly the same solution than the other 7 post, what brings new ? – Ana Isael Morales Aug 19 '22 at 12:42
Dear Ana, tried to be specific with the steps. Sorry if that seems redundant. – Mostafa Shamin Yeasar Aug 22 '22 at 02:19

score 8 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 23 '21 at 19:05

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If you're like me running MacOS and still have Postman v7, you have to click the ellipses here to find the code option

answered Mar 23 '21 at 19:05

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This ellipsis show only when you're using the side-by-side view and when the screen resolution doesn't allow for all the tabs to be shown at the same time. You can change the display at the bottom-right of the window. – Arlemi Apr 07 '21 at 09:39

score 6 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 25 '21 at 01:08

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Here is a quick video demonstration postman request to curl

Latest version 8.x:

Find Code symbol on the right side of the postman.
Select cURL from the dropdown.

answered Aug 25 '21 at 01:08

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score 4 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 22 '22 at 20:30

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Select </> icon from right side bar work so fine for me in Postman here.

answered Sep 22 '22 at 20:30

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Deepak Rajpal · Answer 9 · 2021-07-30T19:17:05.840

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To extend the existing answers, there is an option to generate PHP ready cURL code if needed. With latest Postman, you will find dropdown for PHP - cURL and other languages.

See screenshot:

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answered Jul 30 '21 at 19:11

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 11 '23 at 13:32

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For Postman Version 7.36.5 (7.36.5)

answered Apr 11 '23 at 13:32

Jai Kumaresh

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What about Postman 7.36.4? – Boris Verkhovskiy May 12 '23 at 22:12

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