CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)

1CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)        curl_easy_setopt options        CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)
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NAME

6       CURLOPT_MIMEPOST - send data from mime structure
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       curl_mime *mime;
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13       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, mime);
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DESCRIPTION

16       Pass a mime handle previously obtained from curl_mime_init(3).
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18       This setting is supported by the HTTP protocol to post forms and by the
19       SMTP and IMAP protocols to provide the email data to send/upload.
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21       This option is the preferred way of posting an HTTP form, replacing and
22       extending the CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) option.
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PROTOCOLS

25       HTTP, SMTP, IMAP.
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EXAMPLE

28        curl_mime *multipart = curl_mime_init(handle);
29        curl_mimepart *part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
30        curl_mime_name(part, "name");
31        curl_mime_data(part, "daniel", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
32        part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
33        curl_mime_name(part, "project");
34        curl_mime_data(part, "curl", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
35        part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
36        curl_mime_name(part, "logotype-image");
37        curl_mime_filedata(part, "curl.png");
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39        /* Set the form info */
40        curl_easy_setopt(handle, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, multipart);
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42        curl_easy_perform(handle); /* post away! */
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44        curl_mime_free(multipart); /* free the post data */
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AVAILABILITY

47       Added in 7.56.0
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RETURN VALUE

50       This will return CURLE_OK.
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