curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE.md
Daniel Stenberg e694c8284a
docs/libcurl/opts: clarify the return values
Expand a little.

- mention the type name of the return code
- avoid stating which exact return codes that might be returned, as that
  varies over time, builds and conditions
- avoid stating some always return OK
- refer to the manpage documenting all the return codes

Closes #15900
2025-01-02 17:13:33 +01:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- CURLINFO_HTTP_CONNECTCODE (3)
- curl_easy_getinfo (3)
- curl_easy_setopt (3)
Protocol:
- HTTP
- FTP
- SMTP
- LDAP
Added-in: 7.10.8
---
# NAME
CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE - get the last response code
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, long *codep);
~~~
# DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the last received HTTP, FTP, SMTP or LDAP
(OpenLDAP only) response code. This option was previously known as
CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE in libcurl 7.10.7 and earlier. The stored value is zero if
no server response code has been received.
Note that a proxy's CONNECT response should be read with
CURLINFO_HTTP_CONNECTCODE(3) and not this.
# %PROTOCOLS%
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(res == CURLE_OK) {
long response_code;
curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &response_code);
}
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}
~~~
# NOTES
The former name, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE, was added in 7.4.1. Support for SMTP
responses added in 7.25.0, for OpenLDAP in 7.81.0.
# %AVAILABILITY%
# RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_getinfo(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).