What does '--user' mean with curl

Question

I\'m working with an API and I have to send a POST request. I know how to set a header (-H) and (-d) is the body, but what is \"--user\".

If I submit this with Postm

Answer 1

--user (or -u) in curl provides a basic auth to your request.

In Postman you can achieve the same result with a choice in Authorization tab.

--user ":" becomes

• Type: Basic Auth
• Username: client_id
• Password: client_secret