NAME

       CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION - follow HTTP 3xx redirects

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, long enable);

DESCRIPTION

       A  long parameter set to 1 tells the library to follow any Location: header that the server sends as part
       of an HTTP header in a 3xx response. The Location: header can specify a relative or an  absolute  URL  to
       follow.

       libcurl  will issue another request for the new URL and follow new Location: headers all the way until no
       more such headers are returned.  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3) can be  used  to  limit  the  number  of  redirects
       libcurl will follow.

       libcurl  limits  what  protocols  it  automatically  follows  to.  The  accepted  protocols  are set with
       CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS(3). By default libcurl will allow HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS on redirect (7.65.2).
       Older versions of libcurl allowed all protocols on redirect except those disabled for  security  reasons:
       Since 7.19.4 FILE and SCP are disabled, and since 7.40.0 SMB and SMBS are also disabled.

       When  following  a Location:, the 3xx response code that redirected it also dictates which request method
       it will use in the subsequent request: For 301, 302 and 303 responses libcurl  will  switch  method  from
       POST  to  GET  unless  CURLOPT_POSTREDIR(3)  instructs  libcurl  otherwise. All other 3xx codes will make
       libcurl send the same method again.

       For users who think the existing location following is too naive, too simple or just lacks  features,  it
       is  easy  to  instead  implement  your  own  redirect follow logic with the use of curl_easy_getinfo(3)'s
       CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL(3) option instead of using CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3).

DEFAULT

       0, disabled

PROTOCOLS

       HTTP(S)

EXAMPLE

       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");

         /* example.com is redirected, so we tell libcurl to follow redirection */
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);

         curl_easy_perform(curl);
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Along with HTTP

RETURN VALUE

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

SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS(3),   CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS(3),    CURLOPT_POSTREDIR(3),    CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL(3),
       CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT(3),

libcurl 7.81.0                                  November 26, 2021                      CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)