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 until you close this curl handle again with curl_easy_cleanup(3).

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

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

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

AVAILABILITY

As long as HTTP is enabled

RETURN VALUE

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

SEE ALSO

CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, CURLOPT_POST,

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