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Convert a cURL GET request to PHP

Paste any curl GET command and get clean PHP code using ext-curl. Runs entirely in your browser — headers, auth, and JSON bodies map to idiomatic PHP.

Quick answer

To convert a cURL command to PHP, paste it into the Toolpaper workbench below. It parses the command in your browser and emits idiomatic PHP code — headers, query string, request body, authentication (Bearer, Basic, API key), and cookies are all wired up automatically. No data is uploaded; conversion is fully client-side.

Prefer a different target? See the full cURL to PHP reference, or jump to the same guide in JavaScript, Node.js, or Python.

InputcURL command
MethodGET·Headers1·Body—· Chars 71
OutputPHP · curl(ext-curl)
<?php
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://api.example.com/users/42");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Accept: application/json"
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;
Inspect

Example

A representative curl command for this scenario. Paste your own above to convert an exact match.

curl input
curl https://api.example.com/users/42 \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Implementation notes

  • Request-line method (GET) and target URL are extracted from the curl command exactly as written — no case-folding, no path rewriting.
  • Every -H header maps to a PHP header entry; duplicates are preserved so servers that read multi-valued headers keep behaving.
  • Query strings in the URL stay in the URL; -G with --data-urlencode is promoted to a structured params argument where ext-curl supports it.
  • TLS flags (--insecure, --cacert, --cert) surface as inline notes so you don't ship an insecure client to production by accident.

Common mistakes

  • Forgetting that -X GET without a body still sends an empty body — the generated code mirrors that exactly.
  • Assuming curl auto-follows redirects: it doesn't. Add -L (or the generator's follow-redirects flag) if you actually need to chase 3xx responses.
  • Copying a Cookie header from DevTools that already encodes session state — use the Clean panel to strip session cookies before you share.

Common questions

How do I send a GET request in PHP?
Paste your curl GET command above. Toolpaper generates PHP using ext-curl with headers, query string, and (where applicable) request body wired up.
Does the GET generator handle authentication?
Yes — Authorization headers, Bearer tokens, Basic auth (-u), and API keys pass through to the generated PHP code unchanged.
Is my curl sent to a server?
No. Parsing and code generation run in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Can I also convert this to other languages?
Yes. Once you paste your command, the language picker lets you switch between 18 targets (fetch, axios, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C#, PowerShell, Swift and more).

More cURL methods in PHP

PHP hub →

POST in PHP

/how-to/curl-post-in-php

PUT in PHP

/how-to/curl-put-in-php

PATCH in PHP

/how-to/curl-patch-in-php

DELETE in PHP

/how-to/curl-delete-in-php

The same guide in other languages

All guides →

In JavaScript

/how-to/curl-get-in-javascript

In Node.js

/how-to/curl-get-in-node

In Python

/how-to/curl-get-in-python

In Go

/how-to/curl-get-in-go

In Ruby

/how-to/curl-get-in-ruby

In Rust

/how-to/curl-get-in-rust

In Java

/how-to/curl-get-in-java

In Kotlin

/how-to/curl-get-in-kotlin

Full PHP reference on the cURL to PHP hub, or open the main converter for all 18 targets.