cURL to PHP Guzzle

About this tool

Guzzle is PHP's standard HTTP client, but translating cURL flags to its options array takes documentation-diving. This tool parses the command and writes the full Guzzle request: JSON bodies become 'json' =>, URL-encoded data becomes 'form_params', uploads become 'multipart', and -u becomes 'auth'.

Boilerplate (require + use statements) is optional so you can paste into existing code.

How to use it

1. Paste the cURL command.
2. Toggle boilerplate if you need a standalone script.
3. Copy the generated PHP.
4. Run it in any project with guzzlehttp/guzzle installed.

Useful ways to apply it

• Implementing a third-party API from its cURL-only documentation.
• Migrating shell-based integrations into a Laravel/Symfony app.
• Generating consistent Guzzle snippets across a team.
• Learning how cURL concepts map to Guzzle options.

Worked example

curl -X POST 'https://api.example.com/items' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"name":"Ada"}'

$client->request('POST', 'https://api.example.com/items', ['json' => ['name' => 'Ada']]);

Edge cases to check

• Guzzle options differ from raw cURL flags.
• Streaming uploads, client certificates and proxy options require application-specific review.
• Never hard-code production bearer tokens into generated source.

Known limitations

The converter targets common Guzzle request patterns and does not cover every cURL transport feature.