CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)
NAME
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS - maximum number of redirects allowed
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, long amount);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a long. The set number is the redirection limit amount. If that
many redirections have been followed, the next redirect triggers the er-
ror (CURLE_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS). This option only makes sense if the CUR-
LOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3) is used at the same time.
Setting the limit to 0 makes libcurl refuse any redirect.
Set it to -1 for an infinite number of redirects. This allows your ap-
plication to get stuck in never-ending redirect loops.
DEFAULT
30 (since 8.3.0), it was previously unlimited.
PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects http only
EXAMPLE
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
/* enable redirect following */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
/* allow three redirects */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, 3L);
/* Perform the request */
curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
}
AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.5
RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.
CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred,
see libcurl-errors(3).
SEE ALSO
CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT(3), CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL(3), CURLOPT_FOLLOWLO-
CATION(3)
libcurl 2026-07-12 CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)
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