NAME

       CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS - maximum number of redirects allowed

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, long amount);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass  a  long.  The  set  number  is  the  redirection  limit amount. If that many redirections have been
       followed, the next redirect triggers the error (CURLE_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS). This option only  makes  sense
       if the CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3) is used at the same time.

       Setting the limit to 0 makes libcurl refuse any redirect.

       Set  it  to  -1  for  an  infinite  number  of  redirects.  This  allows your application to get stuck in
       never-ending redirect loops.

DEFAULT

       30 (since 8.3.0), it was previously unlimited.

PROTOCOLS

       This functionality affects http only

EXAMPLE

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

           /* enable redirect following */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);

           /* allow three redirects */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, 3L);

           /* Perform the request */
           curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Added in curl 7.5

RETURN VALUE

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

SEE ALSO

       CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT(3), CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL(3), CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)

libcurl                                            2024-12-11                               CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)