From ce464da34b8e18617fa10579f1b4bb32b56bdc20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Willison <swillison@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 18:12:15 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] datasette --get --headers option, closes #2578

---
 datasette/cli.py            |  2 +-
 docs/cli-reference.rst      |  1 +
 tests/test_cli_serve_get.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/datasette/cli.py b/datasette/cli.py
index 7c1c2d44..aaf1b244 100644
--- a/datasette/cli.py
+++ b/datasette/cli.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ def uninstall(packages, yes):
 @click.option(
     "--headers",
     is_flag=True,
-    help="Include HTTP headers in --get output (requires --get)",
+    help="Include HTTP headers in --get output",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--token",
diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.rst b/docs/cli-reference.rst
index 67e06254..0e224916 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.rst
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Once started you can access it at ``http://localhost:8001``
                                       the root user
       --get TEXT                      Run an HTTP GET request against this path,
                                       print results and exit
+      --headers                       Include HTTP headers in --get output
       --token TEXT                    API token to send with --get requests
       --actor TEXT                    Actor to use for --get requests (JSON string)
       --version-note TEXT             Additional note to show on /-/versions
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_serve_get.py b/tests/test_cli_serve_get.py
index 513669a1..5cba5081 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_serve_get.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_serve_get.py
@@ -52,6 +52,27 @@ def test_serve_with_get(tmp_path_factory):
     pm.unregister(to_unregister)
 
 
+def test_serve_with_get_headers():
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [
+            "serve",
+            "--memory",
+            "--get",
+            "/_memory/",
+            "--headers",
+        ],
+    )
+    # exit_code is 1 because it wasn't a 200 response
+    assert result.exit_code == 1, result.output
+    assert result.output == (
+        "HTTP/1.1 302\n"
+        "location: /_memory\n"
+        "content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8\n"
+    )
+
+
 def test_serve_with_get_and_token():
     runner = CliRunner()
     result1 = runner.invoke(