What changed in Hurl from 7 to 8

2 releases numbered after 7.1.0 up to and including 8.0.1, stable releases only. 7.1.0 and 8.0.1 are the newest stable releases of 7 and 8 we track; this page follows them as new ones ship.

21 changes across 2 releases

Added 8

8.0.0

  • Add raw multiline strings and remove deprecated multiline attributes
  • Add --no-cookie-store option to deactivate cookie storage for one file
  • Add support for asserting and capturing TLS certificate value
  • Support color env variables configuration
  • Add rawbytes query
  • Add --verbosity option (globally and per request)
  • Add Subject Alt Name (SAN) attribute for certificate assertions
  • Add support for curl --data-raw option in hurlfmt import
Changed 7

8.0.0

  • Replace legacy env var variable configuration HURL_foo by HURL_VARIABLE_foo
  • Rename ignore-asserts to no-assert
  • Use new JSONPath module implementing RFC 9535
  • Rename --noproxy to --no-proxy with backward compatible alias
  • Separate color usage (ANSI codes) for standard output and standard error
  • Use color and pretty when using output per request
  • Enhance error message for invalid filter input on filters
Fixed 4

8.0.1

  • Support _ in jsonpath member name shorthand

8.0.0

  • Reject invalid header value on command line option
  • Fix single quote in cookie value breaking curl output
  • Fix truncating existing output file when response is tiny
Removed 1

8.0.0

  • Delete deprecated --interactive option
Deprecated 1

8.0.0

  • Add charsetDecode filter and make decode deprecated

Original release notes, newest first

The list above is our reading of these notes; the originals from Orange Open Source are here, one fold per release.

8.0.1

8.0.1 (2026-04-28)

Thanks to @verigak,

Bugs Fixed:

  • Support _ in jsonpath member name shorthand #4995

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8.0.0

8.0.0 (2026-04-24)

Thanks to @backtozero, @Hari-Oggy, @eyupcanakman, @AdmiralRazorbeard, @giorgiovilardo, @kikonen, @eirayuki, @aageneralov, @mateusz834, @msterin, @lillem4n, @jwadolowski, @ashishajr, @spiffytech, @rajiv,

Take a tour of this version here!

Breaking Changes:

  • Use CookieStore in HurlResult (crate compatibility) #4697
  • Delete deprecated --interactive option #4712
  • Replace legacy env var variable configuration HURL_foo by HURL_VARIABLE_foo #4882
  • Rename ignore-asserts to no-assert #4889
  • Using new JSONPath module implementing RFC 9535 #4270

Enhancements:

  • Add raw multiline strings and remove deprecated multiline attributes #1733
  • Add --no-cookie-store option to deactivate cookie storage for one file #2168
  • Rename --noproxy to --no-proxy with backward compatible alias #4709
  • Separate color usage (ANSI codes) for standard output and standard error #4790
  • Add support for asserting/capturing TLS certificate value #4698
  • Use color/pretty when using output per request #4970
  • Support color env variables configuration #4777
  • Enhance error message for invalid filter input on filters #4381
  • Add rawbytes query #4250
  • Using new JSONPath module implementing RFC 9535 #4270
  • Add --verbosity option (globally and per request) #4613
  • Add Subject Alt Name (SAN) attribute for certificate assertions #4617

Bugs Fixed:

  • Reject invalid header value on command line option #4843
  • Fix single quote in cookie value breaking curl output #4557
  • Add support for curl --data-raw option in hurlfmt import #4411
  • Fix truncating existing output file when response is tiny #4576

Deprecations:

  • Add charsetDecode filter and make decode deprecated #4732

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