HTTP File Generator (httpgenerator)
Install latest/stable of HTTP File Generator
Ubuntu 16.04 or later?
Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.
Install using the command line
sudo snap install httpgenerator
Don't have snapd? Get set up for snaps.
Details for HTTP File Generator
Package name
- httpgenerator
License
- MIT
Last updated
- 1 June 2026 - latest/stable
- 1 October 2026 - latest/edge
Websites
Donations
Source code
Report a bug
External link warning
You are about to open
Do you wish to proceed?
Report a Snap Store violation
Report HTTP File Generator for a Snap Store violation
Snap Store Violation Report submitted successfully
Thank you for your report. Information you provided will help us investigate further.
Error submitting report
There was an error while sending your report. Please try again later.
Share this snap
Generate an embeddable card to be shared on external websites.
Generate .http files from OpenAPI specifications
HTTP File Generator generates .http files from OpenAPI specifications.
.http files were made popular by the Visual Studio Code extension REST Client, which then was adopted by JetBrains IDEs, and later on Visual Studio 2022.
The CLI accepts a URL or input file for an OpenAPI specification and writes ready-to-run .http files to disk. It can generate one request per file, one file per tag, or a single combined file. Generated requests can include content type variables, path parameter variables, request summaries, descriptions, sample payloads, and custom headers.
Generate .http files from OpenAPI specifications
Usage: httpgenerator [URL or input file] [OPTIONS]
Arguments:
[URL or input file] URL or file path to OpenAPI Specification file
Options:
-o, --output <OUTPUT>
Output directory [default: ./]
--no-logging
Don't log errors or collect telemetry
--skip-validation
Skip validation of OpenAPI Specification file
--authorization-header <HEADER>
Authorization header to use for all requests
--load-authorization-header-from-environment
Load the authorization header from an environment variable or define it in the .http file. You can use --authorization-header-variable-name to specify the environment variable name.
--authorization-header-variable-name <VARIABLE-NAME>
Name of the environment variable to load the authorization header from [default: authorization]
--content-type <CONTENT-TYPE>
Default Content-Type header to use for all requests [default: application/json]
--base-url <BASE-URL>
Default Base URL to use for all requests. Use this if the OpenAPI spec doesn't explicitly specify a server URL.
--output-type <OUTPUT-TYPE>
OneRequestPerFile generates one .http file per request. OneFile generates a single .http file for all requests. OneFilePerTag generates one .http file per first tag associated with each request. [default: OneRequestPerFile] [possible values: OneRequestPerFile, OneFile, OneFilePerTag]
--azure-scope <SCOPE>
Azure Entra ID Scope to use for retrieving Access Token for Authorization header
--azure-tenant-id <TENANT-ID>
Azure Entra ID Tenant ID to use for retrieving Access Token for Authorization header
--timeout <SECONDS>
Timeout (in seconds) for writing files to disk [default: 120]
--generate-intellij-tests
Generate IntelliJ tests that assert whether the response status code is 200
--custom-header <HEADER>
Add custom HTTP headers to the generated request
--skip-headers
Don't generate header parameters in the files
-h, --help
Print help information
-v, --version
Print version information
Examples:
httpgenerator ./openapi.json
httpgenerator ./openapi.json --output ./
httpgenerator ./openapi.json --output-type onefile
httpgenerator https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json
httpgenerator https://petstore3.swagger.io/api/v3/openapi.json --base-url https://petstore3.swagger.io
httpgenerator ./openapi.json --authorization-header Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9c
httpgenerator ./openapi.json --azure-scope [Some Application ID URI]/.default
httpgenerator ./openapi.json --generate-intellij-tests
httpgenerator ./openapi.json --custom-header X-Custom-Header: Value --custom-header X-Another-Header: AnotherValue
| Revision | Channel | Version | Build | Commit | Download SBOM |
|---|
The build and commit information is derived from build infrastructure records.
Install HTTP File Generator on your Linux distribution
Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the installing snapd documentation.