CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)

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

6       CURLOPT_MIMEPOST - set post/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 e-mail 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 deprecated CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) option.
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PROTOCOLS

25       HTTP, SMTP, IMAP.
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AVAILABILITY

28       Since 7.56.0.
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RETURN VALUE

31       This will return CURLE_OK.
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EXAMPLE

34       Using  this  option  implies the use of several mime structure building
35       functions: see https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/smtp-mime.html for a com‐
36       plete example.
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