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cURL to Axios Converter

Paste a curl command and get Axios code: axios({…}) or axios.post() style, import or require, with headers, auth, bodies, timeouts and error handling.

Runs in your browser. Nothing you add is uploaded.

What the cURL to Axios Converter does

If your project already uses Axios for HTTP, a curl example from API documentation needs translating: headers into an object, -d into a data property, -u into an auth option, -m into a timeout in milliseconds. This converter does the translation and lets you pick the style you prefer: one config object or the axios.post() shorthand, import or require, with or without a try/catch that handles Axios errors.

How to convert curl to Axios

  1. Paste your curl command into the box.
  2. Choose the call style: axios({ … }) for one config object, or axios.get/post/put/patch/delete for the shorthand.
  3. Choose import or require, and keep the error handling switch on if you want a try/catch with axios.isAxiosError.
  4. Copy the code and install Axios with npm install axios if you have not already.
  5. Replace placeholder tokens such as YOUR_TOKEN with real values from your environment, not from source code.

The cURL to Axios Converter runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded, stored, or logged.

When to use it

Using an example from API docs

Paste the curl example from a provider's documentation and get the Axios call for your code base.

Porting a shell script

Replace a chain of curl commands in a build or deployment script with a small Node.js script that uses Axios.

Keeping request style consistent

If your code uses axios.post(url, data, config), pick the shorthand style so generated snippets match the code around them.

Good to know

  • Axios serialises plain objects to JSON and sets Content-Type for you, so the converter drops a matching header.
  • Axios timeouts are in milliseconds; curl's --max-time is in seconds.
  • axios.delete takes its body in the config object as data.
  • Reject-on-error is Axios' default: any non-2xx status throws, so handle it in a catch block.
  • In the browser Axios uses XMLHttpRequest and is bound by CORS like any other script.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install Axios?

Yes: run npm install axios. The code works in the browser and in Node.js.

What does maxRedirects: 0 do?

It stops Axios following redirects, which matches curl when you did not pass -L. Axios follows up to five by default, so turn on “Match curl's redirect behaviour” only if you want that.

How is -k handled?

In Node.js the code creates an https.Agent with rejectUnauthorized set to false. Browsers cannot skip certificate checks, so the option is Node-only and meant for testing.

Why is there a FormData in the output?

curl -F sends multipart/form-data, which Axios sends when you pass a FormData object. For files in the browser, append the File from an input. In Node.js append a Blob or a stream.

Does Axios follow redirects?

Yes, up to five by default in Node.js, and the browser follows them itself. Set maxRedirects: 0 to mimic curl without -L, or turn on the matching option in the converter.

Should I use Axios or fetch?

fetch is built in and enough for most cases. Axios adds conveniences such as automatic JSON handling, interceptors, timeouts and progress events, which some teams prefer.

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