CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3)

CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) curl_easy_setopt options  CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3)

NAME

     CURLOPT_HTTPPOST - specify the multipart formpost content

SYNOPSIS

     #include <curl/curl.h>

     CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST,
                               struct curl_httppost *formpost);

DESCRIPTION

     Tells libcurl you want a multipart/formdata HTTP POST to  be
     made  and you instruct what data to pass on to the server in
     the formpost argument.  Pass a pointer to a linked  list  of
     curl_httppost  structs  as  parameter.   The  easiest way to
     create such a list, is to use curl_formadd(3) as documented.
     The data in this list must remain intact as long as the curl
     transfer is alive and is using it.

     Using POST with HTTP 1.1 implies the use of a "Expect:  100-
     continue"   header.    You  can  disable  this  header  with
     CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER(3).

     When setting CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3), it will automatically  set
     CURLOPT_NOBODY(3) to 0.

     This  option   is   deprecated!   Do   not   use   it.   Use
     CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3) instead after having prepared mime data.

DEFAULT

     NULL

PROTOCOLS

     HTTP

EXAMPLE

     /* Fill in the file upload field. This makes libcurl load data from
        the given file name when curl_easy_perform() is called. */
     curl_formadd(&formpost,
                  &lastptr,
                  CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "sendfile",
                  CURLFORM_FILE, "postit2.c",
                  CURLFORM_END);

     /* Fill in the filename field */
     curl_formadd(&formpost,
                  &lastptr,
                  CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "filename",
                  CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "postit2.c",
                  CURLFORM_END);

     /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
     curl_formadd(&formpost,

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CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) curl_easy_setopt options  CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3)

                  &lastptr,
                  CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "submit",
                  CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "send",
                  CURLFORM_END);

AVAILABILITY

     As long as HTTP is enabled. Deprecated in 7.56.0.

RETURN VALUE

     Returns    CURLE_OK    if    HTTP    is     enabled,     and
     CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

     CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3), CURLOPT_POST(3), CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3),
     curl_formadd(3), curl_formfree(3), curl_mime_init(3)

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