diff --git a/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_code_examples.py b/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_code_examples.py
index 83f1792c9d..66208d4bad 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_code_examples.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_code_examples.py
@@ -105,16 +105,17 @@ def render_python_code_example(function: str, admin_config: Optional[bool]=False
 
 def curl_method_arguments(endpoint: str, method: str,
                           api_url: str) -> List[str]:
+    # We also include the -sS verbosity arguments here.
     method = method.upper()
     url = "{}/v1{}".format(api_url, endpoint)
     valid_methods = ["GET", "POST", "DELETE", "PUT", "PATCH", "OPTIONS"]
-    if method == valid_methods[0]:
+    if method == "GET":
         # Then we need to make sure that each -d option translates to becoming
         # a GET parameter (in the URL) and not a POST parameter (in the body).
         # TODO: remove the -X part by updating the linting rule. It's redundant.
-        return ["-X", "GET", "-G", url]
+        return ["-sSX", "GET", "-G", url]
     elif method in valid_methods:
-        return ["-X", method, url]
+        return ["-sSX", method, url]
     else:
         msg = "The request method {} is not one of {}".format(method,
                                                               valid_methods)
diff --git a/zerver/lib/bugdown/fenced_code.py b/zerver/lib/bugdown/fenced_code.py
index 6c85db5ec3..437bd134e9 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/bugdown/fenced_code.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/bugdown/fenced_code.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Missing required -X argument in curl command:
 """.strip()
 
     for line in lines:
-        regex = r'curl [-]X "?(GET|DELETE|PATCH|POST)"?'
+        regex = r'curl [-](sS)?X "?(GET|DELETE|PATCH|POST)"?'
         if line.startswith('curl'):
             if re.search(regex, line) is None:
                 raise BugdownRenderingException(error_msg.format(command=line.strip()))
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_openapi.py b/zerver/tests/test_openapi.py
index 4f0826bc03..b22f91402e 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_openapi.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_openapi.py
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ class TestCurlExampleGeneration(ZulipTestCase):
         generated_curl_example = self.curl_example("/get_stream_id", "GET")
         expected_curl_example = [
             "```curl",
-            "curl -X GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/get_stream_id \\",
+            "curl -sSX GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/get_stream_id \\",
             "    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \\",
             "    -d 'stream=Denmark'",
             "```"
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ class TestCurlExampleGeneration(ZulipTestCase):
         generated_curl_example = self.curl_example("/dev_fetch_api_key", "POST")
         expected_curl_example = [
             "```curl",
-            "curl -X POST http://localhost:9991/api/v1/dev_fetch_api_key \\",
+            "curl -sSX POST http://localhost:9991/api/v1/dev_fetch_api_key \\",
             "    -d 'username=iago@zulip.com'",
             "```"
         ]
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ class TestCurlExampleGeneration(ZulipTestCase):
         generated_curl_example = self.curl_example("/mark_stream_as_read", "POST")
         expected_curl_example = [
             "```curl",
-            "curl -X POST http://localhost:9991/api/v1/mark_stream_as_read \\",
+            "curl -sSX POST http://localhost:9991/api/v1/mark_stream_as_read \\",
             "    -d 'stream_id=1' \\",
             "    -d 'bool_param=false'",
             "```"
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ class TestCurlExampleGeneration(ZulipTestCase):
         generated_curl_example = self.curl_example("/messages", "GET")
         expected_curl_example = [
             '```curl',
-            'curl -X GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/messages \\',
+            'curl -sSX GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/messages \\',
             '    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \\',
             "    -d 'anchor=42' \\",
             "    -d 'use_first_unread_anchor=true' \\",
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ class TestCurlExampleGeneration(ZulipTestCase):
         generated_curl_example = self.curl_example("/endpoint", "GET")
         expected_curl_example = [
             '```curl',
-            'curl -X GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/endpoint \\',
+            'curl -sSX GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/endpoint \\',
             '    --data-urlencode param1=\'{"key": "value"}\'',
             '```'
         ]
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class TestCurlExampleGeneration(ZulipTestCase):
                                                      api_url="https://zulip.example.com/api")
         expected_curl_example = [
             "```curl",
-            "curl -X GET -G https://zulip.example.com/api/v1/get_stream_id \\",
+            "curl -sSX GET -G https://zulip.example.com/api/v1/get_stream_id \\",
             "    -u email:key \\",
             "    -d 'stream=Denmark'",
             "```"
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ class TestCurlExampleGeneration(ZulipTestCase):
                                                    exclude=["client_gravatar", "apply_markdown"])
         expected_curl_example = [
             '```curl',
-            'curl -X GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/messages \\',
+            'curl -sSX GET -G http://localhost:9991/api/v1/messages \\',
             '    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \\',
             "    -d 'anchor=42' \\",
             "    -d 'use_first_unread_anchor=true' \\",