CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3) curl_easy_setopt options CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)
NAME
CURLOPT_MIMEPOST - send data from mime structure
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
curl_mime *mime;
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, mime);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a mime handle previously obtained from curl_mime_init(3).
This setting is supported by the HTTP protocol to post forms and by the
SMTP and IMAP protocols to provide the email data to send/upload.
This option is the preferred way of posting an HTTP form, replacing and
extending the deprecated CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) option.
PROTOCOLS
HTTP, SMTP, IMAP.
EXAMPLE
Using this option implies the use of several mime structure building
functions: see https://curl.se/libcurl/c/smtp-mime.html for a complete
example.
AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.56.0
RETURN VALUE
This will return CURLE_OK.
SEE ALSO
curl_mime_init(3)
libcurl 7.81.0 December 17, 2021 CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)
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