curl_easy_getinfo(3) libcurl Manual curl_easy_getinfo(3)
NAME
curl_easy_getinfo - extract information from a curl handle
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *curl, CURLINFO info, ... );
DESCRIPTION
Request internal information from the curl session with this function. The third argument MUST be a
pointer to a long, a pointer to a char *, a pointer to a struct curl_slist * or a pointer to a double
(as this documentation describes further down). The data pointed-to will be filled in accordingly
and can be relied upon only if the function returns CURLE_OK. Use this function AFTER a performed
transfer if you want to get transfer- oriented data.
You should not free the memory returned by this function unless it is explicitly mentioned below.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The following information can be extracted:
CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL
Pass a pointer to a 'char *' to receive the last used effective URL.
CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the last received HTTP or FTP code. This option was known
as CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE in libcurl 7.10.7 and earlier. This will be zero if no server response
code has been received. Note that a proxy's CONNECT response should be read with
CURLINFO_HTTP_CONNECTCODE and not this.
CURLINFO_HTTP_CONNECTCODE
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the last received proxy response code to a CONNECT
request.
CURLINFO_FILETIME
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the remote time of the retrieved document (in number of
seconds since 1 jan 1970 in the GMT/UTC time zone). If you get -1, it can be because of many
reasons (unknown, the server hides it or the server doesn't support the command that tells
document time etc) and the time of the document is unknown. Note that you must tell the server
to collect this information before the transfer is made, by using the CURLOPT_FILETIME option
to curl_easy_setopt(3) or you will unconditionally get a -1 back. (Added in 7.5)
CURLINFO_TOTAL_TIME
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the total time in seconds for the previous transfer,
including name resolving, TCP connect etc.
CURLINFO_NAMELOOKUP_TIME
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the start until the
name resolving was completed.
CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the start until the
connect to the remote host (or proxy) was completed.
CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the start until the
file transfer is just about to begin. This includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations
that are specific to the particular protocol(s) involved.
CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the start until the
first byte is just about to be transferred. This includes CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME and also
the time the server needs to calculate the result.
CURLINFO_REDIRECT_TIME
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the total time, in seconds, it took for all redirection
steps include name lookup, connect, pretransfer and transfer before final transaction was
started. CURLINFO_REDIRECT_TIME contains the complete execution time for multiple redirec-tions. redirections.
tions. (Added in 7.9.7)
CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the total number of redirections that were actually fol-lowed. followed.
lowed. (Added in 7.9.7)
CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the total amount of bytes that were uploaded.
CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the total amount of bytes that were downloaded. The
amount is only for the latest transfer and will be reset again for each new transfer.
CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the average download speed that curl measured for the
complete download. Measured in bytes/second.
CURLINFO_SPEED_UPLOAD
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the average upload speed that curl measured for the com-plete complete
plete upload. Measured in bytes/second.
CURLINFO_HEADER_SIZE
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the total size of all the headers received. Measured in
number of bytes.
CURLINFO_REQUEST_SIZE
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the total size of the issued requests. This is so far only
for HTTP requests. Note that this may be more than one request if FOLLOWLOCATION is true.
CURLINFO_SSL_VERIFYRESULT
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the result of the certification verification that was
requested (using the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER option to curl_easy_setopt(3)).
CURLINFO_SSL_ENGINES
Pass the address of a 'struct curl_slist *' to receive a linked-list of OpenSSL crypto-engines
supported. Note that engines are normally implemented in separate dynamic libraries. Hence not
all the returned engines may be available at run-time. NOTE: you must call
curl_slist_free_all(3) on the list pointer once you're done with it, as libcurl will not free
the data for you. (Added in 7.12.3)
CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_DOWNLOAD
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the content-length of the download. This is the value
read from the Content-Length: field.
CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_UPLOAD
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the specified size of the upload.
CURLINFO_CONTENT_TYPE
Pass a pointer to a 'char *' to receive the content-type of the downloaded object. This is the
value read from the Content-Type: field. If you get NULL, it means that the server didn't send
a valid Content-Type header or that the protocol used doesn't support this.
CURLINFO_PRIVATE
Pass a pointer to a 'char *' to receive the pointer to the private data associated with the
curl handle (set with the CURLOPT_PRIVATE option to curl_easy_setopt(3)). (Added in 7.10.3)
CURLINFO_HTTPAUTH_AVAIL
Pass a pointer to a long to receive a bitmask indicating the authentication method(s) avail-able. available.
able. The meaning of the bits is explained in the CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH option for
curl_easy_setopt(3). (Added in 7.10.8)
CURLINFO_PROXYAUTH_AVAIL
Pass a pointer to a long to receive a bitmask indicating the authentication method(s) avail-able available
able for your proxy authentication. (Added in 7.10.8)
CURLINFO_OS_ERRNO
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the errno variable from a connect failure. (Added in
7.12.2)
CURLINFO_NUM_CONNECTS
Pass a pointer to a long to receive how many new connections libcurl had to create to achieve
the previous transfer (only the successful connects are counted). Combined with CURLINFO_RE-DIRECT_COUNT CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT
DIRECT_COUNT you are able to know how many times libcurl successfully reused existing connec-tion(s) connection(s)
tion(s) or not. See the Connection Options of curl_easy_setopt(3) to see how libcurl tries to
make persistent connections to save time. (Added in 7.12.3)
CURLINFO_COOKIELIST
Pass a pointer to a 'struct curl_slist *' to receive a linked-list of all cookies cURL knows
(expired ones, too). Don't forget to curl_slist_free_all(3) the list after it has been used.
If there are no cookies (cookies for the handle have not been enabled or simply none have been
received) 'struct curl_slist *' will be set to point to NULL. (Added in 7.14.1)
CURLINFO_LASTSOCKET
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the last socket used by this curl session. If the socket
is no longer valid, -1 is returned. When you finish working with the socket, you must call
curl_easy_cleanup() as usual and let libcurl close the socket and cleanup other resources
associated with the handle. This is typically used in combination with CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY.
(Added in 7.15.2)
CURLINFO_FTP_ENTRY_PATH
Pass a pointer to a 'char *' to receive a pointer to a string holding the path of the entry
path. That is the initial path libcurl ended up in when logging on to the remote FTP server.
This stores a NULL as pointer if something is wrong. (Added in 7.15.4)
TIMES
An overview of the six time values available from curl_easy_getinfo()
curl_easy_perform()
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|--|--|--|--ST
|--|--|--|--|--TT
|--|--|--|--|--RT
NT CURLINFO_NAMELOOKUP_TIME. The time it took from the start until the name resolving was com-pleted. completed.
pleted.
CT CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME. The time it took from the start until the connect to the remote host
(or proxy) was completed.
PT CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME. The time it took from the start until the file transfer is just
about to begin. This includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are specific to
the particular protocol(s) involved.
ST CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME. The time it took from the start until the first byte is just
about to be transferred.
TT CURLINFO_TOTAL_TIME. Total time of the previous request.
RT CURLINFO_REDIRECT_TIME. The time it took for all redirection steps include name lookup, con-nect, connect,
nect, pretransfer and transfer before final transaction was started. So, this is zero if no
redirection took place.
RETURN VALUE
If the operation was successful, CURLE_OK is returned. Otherwise an appropriate error code will be
returned.
SEE ALSO
curl_easy_setopt(3)
libcurl 7.15.4 21 Mar 2006 curl_easy_getinfo(3)
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