How do I use curl to make a request? Need help with the syntax! or What's the correct way to curl mak

"What's the correct way to curl make request with headers and params? Help pls!"

Hey folks,

I’m trying to curl make request to this API, but I keep getting errors. Like, how do I even add headers and parameters properly?

I’ve been doing:
`curl https://example.com/api`

But it’s not working, and the docs are vague af. Do I need to slap on `-H` for headers? And what’s the deal with `-d` vs `--data-urlencode`?

Also, why does curl make request feel so fiddly sometimes? Am I missing something obvious?

Any tips or examples would be clutch. Thx!

(PS: If you’ve got a favorite cheat sheet, drop it here. I’m tired of Googling.)