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Install ijhttp with Homebrew Cask

HTTP client from JetBrains IDEs available as a standalone CLI tool. Version 261.25134.95 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-06-30. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ijhttp.

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macOS

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brew install --cask ijhttp

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overview

Package summary

HTTP client from JetBrains IDEs available as a standalone CLI tool

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ijhttp

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Project history and usage

ijhttp is JetBrains' standalone command-line distribution of the IntelliJ HTTP Client, allowing `.http` request files to run outside the IDE and in continuous-integration jobs.

Project history

JetBrains introduced the CLI publicly in a 2022 IntelliJ IDEA blog post after years of developing the IDE-integrated HTTP Client. The post described the CLI as a way to run requests and tests from a terminal or CI server without opening an IDE.

The official docs present the CLI as an extension of the IntelliJ IDEA HTTP Client rather than a separate open-source project. Distribution is through JetBrains ZIP downloads, Docker image, and Homebrew cask packaging.

Adoption history

The CLI targets teams that already keep API examples and checks in `.http` files. JetBrains' docs emphasize CI workflow usage, Docker execution, ZIP installation, and Homebrew installation, which puts the tool in both IDE-user and package-manager workflows.

How it is used

Users run `ijhttp` against one or more `.http` files, optionally passing public variables from `http-client.env.json` and private variables from `http-client.private.env.json`. The docs also describe Docker execution, log-level controls, response redirection, JavaScript response handlers, and JUnit XML reports.

Why package nerds care

ijhttp is notable because it packages an IDE feature as a scriptable CLI. That turns editor-authored HTTP request files into CI artifacts, making API smoke tests and request examples portable across local terminals, containers, and automation.

Timeline

2022: JetBrains blog post announced the HTTP Client CLI preview for terminal and CI use.
2023: JetBrains documentation and ecosystem posts positioned the CLI as an HTTP Client tool outside IntelliJ-based IDEs.
2026: IntelliJ IDEA docs describe ZIP, Docker, and Homebrew installation paths plus environment-file and report support.

Related projects

ijhttp is related to the IntelliJ IDEA HTTP Client plugin, JetBrains IDE `.http` files, JetBrains' Docker image, and the HTTP request syntax shared across IDE and CLI execution.

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security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ijhttp. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

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Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: http-client.env.json
Windows: http-client.env.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: http-client.private.env.json
Windows: http-client.private.env.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ijhttp`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	ijhttp/ijhttp

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version261.25134.95

manager updated2026-06-30

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:ijhttp
Version	261.25134.95
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Homepage	https://www.jetbrains.com/ijhttp/download
Last updated	2026-06-30T11:07:47Z
Pulse	updated
SHA-256	4656e9c1e2c798fbe7fd78ed8fc124bc071ebb46e02770e198a562689da32c9d
Download URL	https://download.jetbrains.com/resources/intellij/http-client/261.25134.95/intellij-http-client.zip
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

ijhttp

nix profile install nixpkgs#ijhttp

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ijhttp

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ij/ijhttp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/ijhttp

scoop install main/ijhttp

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ijhttp

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ijhttp.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

source trail

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Combined YAML source

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combined/ijhttp.yml

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