How To Import HTTP Request Quickly Using Curl Utility In JMeter

Problem Statement

For web applications, sometimes we observe that JMeter is not able to capture all the HTTP requests that can be seen in the web browser developer’s tool. To add those requests in JMeter script we need to add http request sampler in the script as follows:

Add → Sampler → HTTP Request
Set the path and fill all the required fields
Add header manager (include parameter name and its value)

However, all these steps are time consuming and can also lead to human errors

New Feature in Jmeter 5.1

To overcome above issue, in the latest update of JMeter 5.1 apache has introduced a new feature which helps to add the request with the help of Chrome Dev tool and Import from cURL(alpha) utility. Now with the help of this utility we can directly add a missing request to our script in less span of time.

Steps to add HTTP request quickly in Jmeter

Step1

In developer’s tools, click on “Copy as cURL (cmd)” as highlighted for the required HTTP request

Post recording of your script in JMeter, if you see any request that has been missed out with the help of dev tool, copy that request as cURL(cmd) / cURL(bash) any one of the two