Code Snippets

LitePost can generate ready-to-use code from any request in six languages. This is useful for sharing requests with teammates, embedding API calls in applications, or quickly prototyping integrations outside of LitePost.

Accessing Code Snippets

Open the Code section in the request panel (under the ⋯ menu). The generated code reflects the current state of the request -- method, URL, headers, body, auth, and cookies. As you modify the request, the snippet updates automatically.

Supported Languages

Select a language from the dropdown at the top of the snippet viewer.

cURL

A shell command using curl. Includes method, headers, body, cookies, and auth headers.

# WARNING: curl commands may expose secrets in process listings

curl
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tok_abc123" \
  -d '{"name": "Jane Doe"}' \
  "https://api.example.com/users"

Python

Uses the httpx library with a reusable client, timeout, redirect following, and HTTP/2 support.

# Install: pip install httpx
import httpx

url = "https://api.example.com/users"

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer tok_abc123",
}

with httpx.Client(
    timeout=30.0,
    follow_redirects=True,
    http2=True,
) as client:
    response = client.post(
        url,
        headers=headers,
    )

    print(f"Status Code: {response.status_code}")

JavaScript

Provides two variants in a single snippet -- one using the Fetch API and one using Axios.

// Using fetch
const options = {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"name": "Jane Doe"}),
};

fetch(
  "https://api.example.com/users",
  options
)
  .then(response => response.text())
  .then(data => {
    console.log("Response:", JSON.parse(data))
  })
  .catch(error => console.error(error));

C#

Uses HttpClient with IHttpClientFactory through dependency injection, following Microsoft's recommended patterns for production use.

using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

var services = new ServiceCollection();
services.AddHttpClient();
var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();

var clientFactory = provider.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>();
var client = clientFactory.CreateClient();

var response = await client
    .PostAsync(url, content);

Go

Uses net/http with context-based timeouts, a configured transport, and proper resource cleanup.

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(
        ctx,
        "POST",
        url,
        body,
    )
    // ...
}

Ruby

Uses the faraday gem with retry middleware, logging, and error handling.

# Install with: gem install faraday
require "faraday"

conn = Faraday.new(
    url: "https://api.example.com/users",
    request: { timeout: 30 }
) do |f|
    f.request :retry, max: 2, interval: 0.05
    f.response :logger
    f.adapter Faraday.default_adapter
end

response = conn
  .post do |req|
    req.body = request_body
  end

What Is Included

The generated code includes all active parts of the request:

• Method -- the HTTP verb
• URL -- with API-key query parameters appended when auth is set to query mode
• Headers -- all enabled custom headers plus auth headers (Basic, Bearer, API Key)
• Body -- the request body in the appropriate format for the language
• Cookies -- attached as headers or language-specific cookie objects
• Content-Type -- set automatically based on the body type

Disabled headers and parameters are excluded from the generated code.

Copy to Clipboard

Click the copy button next to the language selector to copy the full snippet to your clipboard. The snippet is ready to paste into a terminal, script, or source file.