Very Simple GET request:
curl http://localhost:3000/maria_database

Simple JSON POST request:
curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/maria_database -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"task": "DONE IN CURL"}'

Simple JSON DELETE request:
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3000/maria_database -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"deletedItem": "DONE IN CURL"}'

Simple JSON PUT request:
curl -X PUT http://localhost:3000/maria_database -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"updated": "WE DID THIS IN CURL AGAIN", "previous": "DONE IN CURL"}'

########Authentication of JSON web Tokens using Curl ################
#See web dev simplified's web tutorial on basic JSON web token authorization

# First login using a post request:

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/login -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"username": "Kyle"}'

# then have it return a JWT, which you can paste into the Bearer section of a GET request like so:

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curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJuYW1lIjoiSmltIiwiaWF0IjoxNjI5ODkyNTU1fQ.yMsrbX_c-vAXRMMYe5OFRWfg95zk0J2BBsv0zjcy4gU" http://localhost:3000/posts
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curl -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJuYW1lIjoiSmltIiwiaWF0IjoxNjI5ODkyNTU1fQ.yMsrbX_c-vAXRMMYe5OFRWfg95zk0J2BBsv0zjcy4gU" http://localhost:3000/posts
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################ OTHER BASIC USES OF CURL ################

# Simply write the html output of a website to an html file for offline browsing
curl http://mywebsite.com >> mywebsite.html

# If for whatever reason you get a Binary (and a warning), it means the site was compressed. to decompress, simply write:

curl --compressed http://mycompressedwebsite.com >> mydecompressedhtml.html