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Jitendra Balla
Jitendra Balla

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Stop retyping your API. Turn cURL into docs instantly.

Here's an absurd thing I did for years.

I'd test an endpoint with a cURL command. It worked. Then, to document it, I'd open a Markdown file and retype the whole thing by hand. The method, the URL, the headers, the body, a sample response. Information I already had, typed twice, in a format I hated.

If that's you, today's a good day.

The cURL to Markdown tool takes your cURL command and turns it into clean, formatted API docs. Paste, get Markdown, done: CURL to Markdown

Why it matters: the cURL command is the thing you actually ran and verified. When your docs come straight from it, they're accurate by default. No translating from memory, which is exactly where mistakes creep in.

My flow now: test the endpoint, paste the cURL, tidy up the description, ship. Fifteen minutes of formatting became two.

Try it on the last endpoint you built. Watch the boring part disappear.

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