curl-impersonatevsbuzz
Curl-impersonate is a special build of libcurl and cURL HTTP client that impersonates the four major browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
- Firefox
Curl-impersonate achieves this by patching TLS and HTTP fingerprints to be identical to that of one of these real browsers.
Unlike other HTTP clients curl-impersonate can bypass TSL and HTTP fingerprinting and detection techniques though it does not implement anything for Javascript fingerprint or bypass.
Buzz is a lightweight PHP library for issuing HTTP requests. It is built on top of the PHP curl extension and is designed to be easy to use and flexible.
While buzz isn't as feature rich as other clients it still supports http2 and is relatively easy to use.
Highlights
bypasshttp2tls-fingerprinthttp-fingerprintlow-level
http2uses-curl
Example Use
curl-impersonate installs itself under `curl_` terminal commands like `curl_chrome116`:
To use it in HTTP client libraries that use `libcurl` replace curl path with one of these.
To use it in python directly see curl-cffi Python package
$ curl_chrome116 https://www.wikipedia.org
use Buzz\Client\Curl;
use Buzz\Message\Request;
use Buzz\Message\Response;
$client = new Curl();
// GET request
$request = new Request('GET', 'http://httpbin.org/get');
$response = new Response();
$client->send($request, $response);
echo $response->getContent();
//POST request
$request = new Request('POST', '/api/resource', 'http://example.com');
$request->setContent(json_encode(['name' => 'John Doe']));
// we can also add headers or cookies:
$request->addHeader('Content-Type: application/json');
$request->addHeader('Cookie: name=foobar');
$response = new Response();
$client->send($request, $response);
echo $response->getContent();
// Buzz also supports http2 (see the 2.0 parameter)
$response = $client->sendRequest(
new Request('GET', 'https://http2.golang.org/serverpush', [], null, '2.0')
);