CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS - Man Page
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)
Referenced By
curl_easy_setopt(3), CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL(3), CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3), CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3), CURLOPT_POSTREDIR(3), CURLOPT_UNRESTRICTED_AUTH(3), libcurl-errors(3), libcurl-security(3), libcurl-symbols(3).