curl_easy_strerror(3) - Man pages

curl_easy_strerror(3)       Library Functions Manual      curl_easy_strerror(3)

NAME
       curl_easy_strerror - return string describing error code

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);

DESCRIPTION
       The curl_easy_strerror(3) function returns a string describing the CURL-
       code error code passed in the argument errornum.

       Typically  applications  also appreciate CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3) for more
       specific error descriptions generated at runtime.

PROTOCOLS
       This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE
       int main(void)
       {
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         if(curl) {
           CURLcode res;
           /* set options */
           /* Perform the entire transfer */
           res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
           /* Check for errors */
           if(res != CURLE_OK)
             fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
                     curl_easy_strerror(res));
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Added in curl 7.12.0

RETURN VALUE
       A pointer to a null-terminated string.

SEE ALSO
       curl_multi_strerror(3),  curl_share_strerror(3),   curl_url_strerror(3),
       libcurl-errors(3)

libcurl                            2026-07-12             curl_easy_strerror(3)

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