NAME¶

CURLOPT_MIMEPOST - send data from mime structure

SYNOPSIS¶

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

DESCRIPTION¶

Pass a mime handle previously obtained from curl_mime_init(3).

This setting is supported by the HTTP protocol to post forms and by the SMTP and IMAP protocols to provide the email data to send/upload.

This option is the preferred way of posting an HTTP form, replacing and extending the CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) option.

When setting CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3) to NULL, libcurl resets the request type for HTTP to the default to disable the POST. Typically that would mean it is reset to GET. Instead you should set a desired request method explicitly.

PROTOCOLS¶

HTTP, SMTP, IMAP.

EXAMPLE¶

 curl_mime *multipart = curl_mime_init(handle);


 curl_mimepart *part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);


 curl_mime_name(part, "name");


 curl_mime_data(part, "daniel", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);


 part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);


 curl_mime_name(part, "project");


 curl_mime_data(part, "curl", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);


 part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);


 curl_mime_name(part, "logotype-image");


 curl_mime_filedata(part, "curl.png");


 /* Set the form info */


 curl_easy_setopt(handle, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, multipart);


 curl_easy_perform(handle); /* post away! */


 curl_mime_free(multipart); /* free the post data */

AVAILABILITY¶

Added in 7.56.0

RETURN VALUE¶

This returns CURLE_OK.

SEE ALSO¶

curl_mime_init(3), CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3), CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3), CURLOPT_PUT(3)