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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. spatie/visit ActiveProject[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) spatie/visit ============ Visit any URL and get its output in a beautiful way. 1.1.0(1y ago)3892.2k14[1 PRs](https://github.com/spatie/visit/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI passing Since Mar 14Pushed 1mo ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/spatie/visit)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/visit)[ Docs](https://github.com/spatie/visit)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/spatie)[ RSS](/packages/spatie-visit/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (14)Versions (19)Used By (0) Display the response of any URL =============================== [](#display-the-response-of-any-url) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4e25f9cb3b95305f9d10bf6015716a80d8fd22e02b0ad665e0b7a4f6dcd06508/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7370617469652f76697369742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/visit)[![GitHub Code Style Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2dd3b229793aacfa70d1c0df54c152bb2313f9977e1de3be4798f2f48ba51dcc/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f7370617469652f76697369742f436865636b253230262532306669782532307374796c696e673f6c6162656c3d636f64652532307374796c65)](https://github.com/spatie/visit/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Check+%26+fix+styling%22+branch%3Amain)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3a99796a3d9f4a0b3e920df2a8ac73ff021791b87263e2f32bb77370d8d091c9/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7370617469652f76697369742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/visit) This tool can display the response of any URL. Think of it as `curl` for humans. By default, the output will be colorized. The response code and response time will be displayed after the response. [![screenshot](https://github.com/spatie/visit/raw/main/docs/images/intro.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/spatie/visit/blob/main/docs/images/intro.png?raw=true) JSON responses will be colorized by default as well. [![screenshot](https://github.com/spatie/visit/raw/main/docs/images/json.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/spatie/visit/blob/main/docs/images/json.png?raw=true) Support us ---------- [](#support-us) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/260e2a1fd7608b722d456418417bfe13757874ce4415135b748e244b45f9d04f/68747470733a2f2f6769746875622d6164732e73332e65752d63656e7472616c2d312e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f76697369742e6a70673f743d31)](https://spatie.be/github-ad-click/visit) We invest a lot of resources into creating [best in class open source packages](https://spatie.be/open-source). You can support us by [buying one of our paid products](https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us). We highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. You'll find our address on [our contact page](https://spatie.be/about-us). We publish all received postcards on [our virtual postcard wall](https://spatie.be/open-source/postcards). Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer global require spatie/visit ``` To colorize HTML, you should install [bat 0.20 or higher](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat). On macOS you can install bat using brew. ``` brew install bat ``` To colorize JSON, you should install [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/). On macOS you can install jq using brew. ``` brew install jq ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) To visit a certain page, execute `visit` followed by a URL. ``` visit spatie.be ``` [![screenshot](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eee49d6b94f5774863cb36562718c0dc60ee80dfa06679755606047d59713a73/68747470733a2f2f7370617469652e6769746875622e696f2f76697369742f696d616765732f68746d6c2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eee49d6b94f5774863cb36562718c0dc60ee80dfa06679755606047d59713a73/68747470733a2f2f7370617469652e6769746875622e696f2f76697369742f696d616765732f68746d6c2e706e67) ### Using a different method [](#using-a-different-method) By default, the `visit` command will make GET request. To use a different HTTP verb, you can pass it to the `method` option. ``` visit --method=delete ``` ### Following redirects [](#following-redirects) By default, the `visit` command will not follow redirects. To follow redirects and display the response of the redirection target, add the `--follow-redirects` option. ``` php artisan visit /my-page --follow-redirects ``` ### Passing a payload [](#passing-a-payload) You can pass a payload to non-GET request by using the payload. The payload should be formatted as JSON. ``` visit --payload='{"testKey":"testValue"}' ``` When you pass a payload, we'll assume that you want to make a `POST` request. If you want to use another http verb, pass it explicitly. ``` visit --method=patch --payload='{"testKey":"testValue"}' ``` ### Showing the headers of the response [](#showing-the-headers-of-the-response) By default, `visit` will not show any headers. To display them, add the `--headers` option ``` visit /my-page --headers ``` [![screenshot](https://github.com/spatie/visit/raw/main/docs/images/headers.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/spatie/visit/blob/main/docs/images/headers.png?raw=true) ### Only displaying the response [](#only-displaying-the-response) If you want `visit` to only display the response, omitting the response result block at the end, pass the `--only-response` option. ``` visit --only-response ``` ### Only displaying the response properties block [](#only-displaying-the-response-properties-block) To avoid displaying the response, and only display the response result block, use the `--only-stats` option ``` visit --only-stats ``` ### Avoid colorizing the response [](#avoid-colorizing-the-response) `visit` will automatically colorize any HTML and JSON output. To avoid the output being colorized, use the `--no-color` option. ``` visit --no-color ``` ### Displaying the result HTML as text [](#displaying-the-result-html-as-text) Usually an HTML response is quite lengthy. This can make it hard to quickly see what text will be displayed in the browser. To convert an HTML to a text variant, you can pass the `--text` option. ``` visit --text ``` ### Filtering HTML output [](#filtering-html-output) If you only want to see a part of an HTML response you can use the `--filter` option. For HTML output, you can pass [a css selector](https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_selectors.asp). Imagine that your app's full response is this HTML: ``` First div First paragraph Second paragraph ``` This command ... ``` visit --filter="p" ``` ... will display: ``` First paragraph Second paragraph ``` ### Filtering JSON output [](#filtering-json-output) If you only want to see a part of an JSON response you can use the `--filter` option. You may use dot-notation to reach nested parts. Imagine that your app's full response is this JSON: ``` { "firstName": "firstValue", "nested": { "secondName": "secondValue" } } ``` This command ... ``` visit --filter="nested.secondName" ``` ... will display: ``` secondValue ``` ### Ignoring SSL Errors [](#ignoring-ssl-errors) If you want the `visit` command to bypass SSL certificate verification (useful for testing against local development servers with self-signed certificates), you can use the `--ignore-ssl-errors` option. ``` visit --ignore-ssl-errors ``` This will allow you to make requests to endpoints with invalid or untrusted SSL certificates without the request failing. **Note:** Use this option carefully. Bypassing SSL verification compromises the security of your request and should only be used for testing purposes. Laravel integration ------------------- [](#laravel-integration) The `visit` command can also reach into a Laravel app and do stuff like: - logging in a user - visiting a route name - reporting the amount of queries performed and models hydrated to build up the response. To enable this, you must install [the spatie/laravel-visit package](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-visit) inside your Laravel app. To visit a route in your Laravel app, make sure you execute `visit` when the current working directory is your Laravel app. You should also use a relative URL (so omit the app URL). [![screenshot](https://github.com/spatie/visit/raw/main/docs/images/relative.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/spatie/visit/blob/main/docs/images/relative.png?raw=true) Your can use these extra options: - `--user`: you can pass this option a user id or email that will be logged in before rendering the response - `--route`: pass this option the name of a route, you don't have to specify an url anymore. For example `visit --route=contact` - `--show-exceptions`: when your app throws an exception, this option will show that exception. Here's an example of the `route` option: [![screenshot](https://github.com/spatie/visit/raw/main/docs/images/laravel1.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/spatie/visit/blob/main/docs/images/laravel1.png?raw=true) In the stats block at the end you'll see the amount of queries and models hydrated. [![screenshot](https://github.com/spatie/visit/raw/main/docs/images/laravel2.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/spatie/visit/blob/main/docs/images/laravel2.png?raw=true) Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/spatie/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/freekmurze) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 52 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance70 Regular maintenance activity Popularity38 Limited adoption so far Community21 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 71.9% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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