Convert cURL to PHP
Paste any curl command below and get clean, ready-to-use PHP code instantly. Conversion happens entirely in your browser.
How to copy a curl command from DevTools
Most browsers can export any network request as a ready-to-paste curl command.
Chrome / Edge
- Open DevTools (F12 or Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + I)
- Go to the Network tab and reload the page
- Right-click a request → Copy → Copy as cURL
Firefox
- Open the Network Monitor in DevTools
- Right-click a request → Copy Value → Copy as cURL
- Paste it in the input above
Safari
- Enable the Develop menu in Settings → Advanced
- Open Web Inspector → Network tab
- Right-click a request → Copy as cURL
Your data stays in your browser
We never transmit, store, or log the curl commands you paste. All parsing and conversion happens client-side using JavaScript.
Watch for secrets
Curl commands copied from DevTools often contain cookies, bearer tokens, or API keys. Never share converted code without scrubbing those values first.
Learn more about converting curl to PHP
Background, worked examples, and answers to common questions — the converter above does the work, this section explains how to make the most of the output.
About converting curl to PHP
Convert curl to PHP using the built-in cURL extension (`curl_init`, `curl_setopt`, `curl_exec`). This output works on virtually every PHP install — shared hosting, Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, you name it — without adding any Composer dependencies. The generated snippet maps each curl flag to the corresponding `CURLOPT_*` constant and preserves headers, methods, request bodies, basic and bearer authentication, and SSL settings.
Output uses
cURL extension
File extension: .php
How to use the PHP output
- 1Paste your curl command above.
- 2Copy the generated PHP snippet.
- 3Make sure the cURL extension is enabled (`php -m | grep curl`) — it is on most installs.
- 4Save the snippet to a `.php` file and run it with `php script.php` or call it from your app.
- 5Decode the JSON response with `json_decode($response, true)` to get an associative array.
Common PHP examples
GET request
Fetch data from a public API endpoint.
curl https://api.github.com/repos/curl/curl
// generating example...
POST with JSON body
Send structured data with the correct content type.
curl -X POST https://api.example.com/users \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Ada Lovelace","email":"[email protected]"}'// generating example...
Bearer token authentication
Pass an API key or OAuth token in the Authorization header.
curl https://api.example.com/me \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
// generating example...
Common requests — try them in the converter
See all common PHP requests →Click any example to load it into the converter at the top of the page and instantly see the PHP output.
Frequently asked questions about curl to PHP
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Plain-English breakdown of headers, auth, body, and what the request actually does.
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Reverse conversion
Paste fetch, axios, or Python requests code and get the equivalent curl back.