Wrap Text for API Responses
Wrap long text lines at 80 characters for terminal and fixed-width display. Free tool.
Quick Answer
Paste text to wrap long lines at 80 characters for terminal display and fixed-width environments.
How to Use the Wrap Text for API Responses
- Use the input area to provide your data.
- The tool processes it instantly in your browser.
- Copy or download the result.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I format an API response?
- Copy the JSON response body from your API client (Postman, cURL, browser DevTools), paste it here, and click the action button to process it instantly.
- Why 80 characters?
- 80 characters is the traditional terminal width originating from 80-column IBM punch cards. Most code style guides (PEP 8, ESLint, etc.) use 80 or 100 characters as the maximum line length for readability.
About This Tool
Working with REST APIs, GraphQL endpoints, and webhooks means constantly processing WRAP response data. Raw API responses are typically minified — stripped of all whitespace and line breaks to minimize payload size — making them virtually impossible to read without formatting. This tool transforms those compact responses into well-structured, readable output that reveals the data hierarchy and makes it easy to locate specific values. Paste a response from Postman, cURL, browser DevTools Network tab, or any API client, and instantly see the formatted result. The tool validates the response structure during processing, catching malformed responses that might cause subtle bugs in your application. For developers debugging production issues, this immediate visibility into API data structures is invaluable.
What is Wrap Text at Column Width?
A text wrap tool reformats long lines of text to not exceed a specified column width (80 characters is the standard). The 80-character column limit has roots in early computing (80-column punch cards and terminals), but remains relevant today as the standard line length for source code comments, README files, command-line tool output, email plain text, and documentation. Wrapping text at this width ensures readability in terminal windows, side-by-side diff views, and code review interfaces. The tool wraps on word boundaries (never splitting words mid-word) to produce readable output with natural line breaks.
How to Use This Tool
- Paste your long text.
- Click Wrap at 80 chars.
- View the wrapped output with lines at 80 characters max.
- Copy the properly wrapped text.
Common Use Cases
- Formatting raw API response bodies for debugging
- Processing webhook payloads for analysis
- Cleaning up GraphQL query responses
- Inspecting third-party API data structures
Examples
This is a very long line that will be wrapped at 80 characters to fit properly in terminal windows and fixed-width display environments like code editors.
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