- #How to install curl windows install#
- #How to install curl windows update#
- #How to install curl windows password#
- #How to install curl windows Pc#
- #How to install curl windows zip#
Used for API endpoints that send data in a query string, such as the Search API. Note: GET is the default method so you don't need to specify it. Specifies the request method to use when communicating with the HTTP server.
#How to install curl windows password#
The user name and password are separated by a colon. Specifies the user name and password to use for server authentication. Example:Įxample: -H "Content-Type: application/json". API requests that submit data to our servers typically include the data's content type. Specifies any extra header content to include in the HTTP request. You'll see the following cURL flags in the examples in the Zendesk REST API docs. See Converting JSON to data you can understand. You can pretty print the results to make it easier to read. The console should display your Zendesk Support user information formatted as a JSON object. Windows users: After copying it to the Clipboard, select Edit > Paste from the context menu in the upper left corner of the window: In macOS, double-click the Terminal application in your Applications/Utilities folder.Ĭopy the cURL statement from your text file and paste it at the command prompt.In Windows, open the Start menu, type cmd in the search box, and press Enter.Paste the following cURL statement into your favorite text editor:Ĭurl \ -v -u :mypassword The test retrieves your Zendesk Support user information. You can test your cURL installation by making a request to the Zendesk API. Keep clicking OK to accept the change and close the dialog box. Windows 7: In the Variable Value textbox, append a semicolon to the value, followed by the path to the curl.exe file. In the Edit environment variable dialog box, click New and add the path to the curl.exe file. Select the "Path" variable in System Variables, and click Edit. In the Advanced tab, click the Environment Variables button on the lower right side. Note: In Windows 7, right-click Computer and select Properties.
#How to install curl windows Pc#
In the Start menu, right-click This PC and select More > Properties. Move the cacert.pem file to your C:\curl folder and rename it curl-ca-bundle.crt.Īdd the curl folder path to your Windows PATH environment variable so that the curl command is available from any location at the command prompt. The PEM file allows cURL to connect securely to the Zendesk API using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. They're distributed by certificate authority (CA) companies such as GlobalSign and VeriSign. The certificates are used to verify the authenticity of secure websites. The PEM file contains a bundle of valid digital certificates. Go to and download the digital certificate file named cacert.pem. Unzip the downloaded file and move the curl.exe file to your C:\curl folder. Click the version number to start the download.
#How to install curl windows zip#
If you have a Windows 32 system, scroll to the Win32 - Generic section and look for the latest Win32 zip version with SSL support.If you have a Windows 64 system, scroll to the Win64 - Generic section and look for the latest Win64 ia64 zip version with SSL support.Go to and download one of the following zip files: In Windows, create a folder called curl in your C: drive.
#How to install curl windows install#
If you have a version of Windows earlier than Windows 10, version 1803, you can download and install cURL as follows. To try it out, see Testing your cURL installation below. If you have version 1803 or later of Windows 10, cURL is installed by default. Installing cURL macOSĬURL is installed by default on macOS. Best to stick with importing the JSON from a file.
#How to install curl windows update#
If the JSON includes HTML, such as when you try to create or update an article in Help Center, you need to find and escape all the angle brackets in the HTML. The following special characters in strings must be escaped with the caret (^) character: &, \,, ^, |. For example, the following cURL statement makes an HTTP request to the List Groups endpoint in the Zendesk API: You can use cURL to inspect and test different Zendesk API requests without having to build a functioning web application. If you requested an HTML page, you get the page source - which is what a browser normally sees.ĭisclaimer: Zendesk can't provide support for third-party technologies such as cURL or Windows. The web server's response is displayed directly in your command-line interface. To request a web page from the command line, type curl followed by the site's URL: You don't need to build a working web application just to try out the APIs.ĬURL makes HTTP requests just like a web browser. cURL lets you try out various API requests in a command-line interface such as the command prompt in Windows or Terminal in macOS. All the examples in the Zendesk REST API docs use cURL, a lightweight, command-line tool for making HTTP requests without a web browser.