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CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3) Introduction to Library Functions 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
error (CURLE_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS). This option only makes sense if the
CURLOPT_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
application 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).