https://locodigital.com.br/en/tags/curl/Recent content in Curl on LocodigitalHugoen-USWed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/invoke-webrequest-download-files-test-apis-powershell/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/invoke-webrequest-download-files-test-apis-powershell/<p>The endpoint agent update server stopped responding during a Patch Tuesday. The infra team needed to check whether the address was reachable, download the installer manually, and validate its SHA256 hash — all on a core server with no graphical interface. Three PowerShell cmdlets solved it in under two minutes.</p> <h2>What is Invoke-WebRequest?</h2> <p><code>Invoke-WebRequest</code> is the PowerShell cmdlet that makes HTTP and HTTPS requests — the equivalent of <code>curl</code> on Linux or <code>wget</code>. It returns an object with the status code, response headers, cookies and content. It's been available since PowerShell 3.0 on Windows, and in PowerShell 7+ on any platform.</p>