curl syntax not working. Rest API testing

Question

Setup: I use the following link to test my REST api in Postman and it works fine:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/API/v1/RefreshTableCache?tables=UniqueLineNumbers,SpoolInfo&jobnumber=1234

Problem: But trying to run it form unix command line it fails.

wget -S -q -O - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/API/v1/RefreshTableCache?tables=UniqueLineNumbers,SpoolInfo&jobnumber=1234

Looking at the API output, it is never receiving the jobnumber parameter.

Question:

What is the proper syntax to make wget or even curl pass the parameter??

@peeskillet That was it... I had tried it already.. but I think I was trying a second thing at the same time too. Feel free to post that as an answer and I will accept it. — DarbyM
– DarbyM, Commented Apr 17, 2016 at 23:25

Paul Samsotha · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-18 00:55:13Z

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The & has a special meaning in the terminal. So when it is used in the URL, it is treated as that special character. To get around that, just wrap the URL in quotes

curl 'http://<...>/path?param1=value1&param2=value2'

edited Apr 18, 2016 at 0:55

answered Apr 18, 2016 at 0:39

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