Testing APIs and HTTP with Hurl
Date and Time
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Location
Online at Jitsi
Presenters
Rajiv Manglani - rajiv alum mit edu
Summary
Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format
Abstract
Hurl is an open-source command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format. It can chain requests, capture values and evaluate queries on headers, body response, and certificates. Hurl is very versatile: it can be used for both fetching data and testing HTTP sessions. Hurl makes it easy to work with HTML content, REST / SOAP / GraphQL APIs, or any other XML / JSON based APIs.
Hurl is written in (https://rust-lang.org). [rust-lang.org] Development is sponsored by (https://www.orange.com/) [orange.com] through their (https://opensource.orange.com/) [opensource.orange.com] program.
In this seminar, we will review the basics of Hurl including writing test files, running tests, and reviewing output reports. We'll explore how Hurl can be used for acceptance and integration testing of APIs and web applications.
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