curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION.md
Daniel Stenberg e3fe020089
docs/libcurl: generate PROTOCOLS from meta-data
Remove the PROTOCOLS section from the source files completely and
instead generate them based on the header data in the curldown files.

It also generates TLS backend information for options marked for TLS as
protocol.

Closes #13175
2024-03-23 18:13:03 +01:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
Protocol:
- HTTP
See-also:
- CURLOPT_ALTSVC (3)
- CURLOPT_HTTP09_ALLOWED (3)
- CURLOPT_HTTP200ALIASES (3)
- CURLOPT_SSLVERSION (3)
---
# NAME
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION - HTTP protocol version to use
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION, long version);
~~~
# DESCRIPTION
Pass *version* a long, set to one of the values described below. They ask
libcurl to use the specific HTTP versions.
Note that the HTTP version is just a request. libcurl still prioritizes to
reuse existing connections so it might then reuse a connection using an HTTP
version you have not asked for.
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_NONE
We do not care about what version the library uses. libcurl uses whatever it
thinks fit.
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_0
Enforce HTTP 1.0 requests.
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1
Enforce HTTP 1.1 requests.
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2_0
Attempt HTTP 2 requests. libcurl falls back to HTTP 1.1 if HTTP 2 cannot be
negotiated with the server. (Added in 7.33.0)
When libcurl uses HTTP/2 over HTTPS, it does not itself insist on TLS 1.2 or
higher even though that is required by the specification. A user can add this
version requirement with CURLOPT_SSLVERSION(3).
The alias *CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2* was added in 7.43.0 to better reflect the
actual protocol name.
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2TLS
Attempt HTTP 2 over TLS (HTTPS) only. libcurl falls back to HTTP 1.1 if HTTP 2
cannot be negotiated with the HTTPS server. For clear text HTTP servers,
libcurl uses 1.1. (Added in 7.47.0)
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2_PRIOR_KNOWLEDGE
Issue non-TLS HTTP requests using HTTP/2 without HTTP/1.1 Upgrade. It requires
prior knowledge that the server supports HTTP/2 straight away. HTTPS requests
still do HTTP/2 the standard way with negotiated protocol version in the TLS
handshake. (Added in 7.49.0)
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_3
(Added in 7.66.0) This option makes libcurl attempt to use HTTP/3 to the host
given in the URL, with fallback to earlier HTTP versions if needed.
## CURL_HTTP_VERSION_3ONLY
(Added in 7.88.0) Setting this makes libcurl attempt to use HTTP/3 directly to
server given in the URL and does not downgrade to earlier HTTP version if the
server does not support HTTP/3.
# DEFAULT
Since curl 7.62.0: CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2TLS
Before that: CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode ret;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION,
(long)CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2TLS);
ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(ret == CURLE_HTTP_RETURNED_ERROR) {
/* an HTTP response error problem */
}
}
}
~~~
# AVAILABILITY
Along with HTTP
# RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.