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.TH CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION 3 "2024-08-02" libcurl
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.SH NAME
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CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION \- follow HTTP 3xx redirects
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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#include <curl/curl.h>
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CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, long enable);
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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A long parameter set to 1 tells the library to follow any Location: header
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redirects that an HTTP server sends in a 30x response. The Location: header
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can specify a relative or an absolute URL to follow.
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libcurl issues another request for the new URL and follows subsequent new
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Location: redirects all the way until no more such headers are returned or the
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maximum limit is reached. \fICURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)\fP is used to limit the
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number of redirects libcurl follows.
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libcurl restricts what protocols it automatically follow redirects to. The
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accepted target protocols are set with \fICURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS_STR(3)\fP. By
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default libcurl allows HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS on redirects.
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When following a redirect, the specific 30x response code also dictates which
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request method libcurl uses in the subsequent request: For 301, 302 and 303
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responses libcurl switches method from POST to GET unless
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\fICURLOPT_POSTREDIR(3)\fP instructs libcurl otherwise. All other redirect
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response codes make libcurl use the same method again.
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For users who think the existing location following is too naive, too simple
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or just lacks features, it is easy to instead implement your own redirect
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follow logic with the use of \fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP\(aqs
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\fICURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL(3)\fP option instead of using
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\fICURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)\fP.
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.SH NOTE
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Since libcurl changes method or not based on the specific HTTP response code,
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setting \fICURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST(3)\fP while following redirects may change
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what libcurl would otherwise do and if not that carefully may even make it
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misbehave since \fICURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST(3)\fP overrides the method libcurl
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would otherwise select internally.
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.SH DEFAULT
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0, disabled
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.SH PROTOCOLS
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This functionality affects http only
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.SH EXAMPLE
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.nf
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int main(void)
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{
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CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
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if(curl) {
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curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
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/* example.com is redirected, so we tell libcurl to follow redirection */
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curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
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curl_easy_perform(curl);
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}
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}
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.fi
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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Added in curl 7.1
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT (3),
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.BR CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL (3),
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.BR CURLOPT_POSTREDIR (3),
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.BR CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR (3),
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.BR CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS_STR (3)
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