curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS.md
Daniel Stenberg 54ded66618
docs/libcurl: improve easy setopt examples
- always assign the curl_easy_perform() return code (and declare
  the necessary 'result' variable for it)

- always call curl_easy_cleanup() on the created easy handles

Closes #21364
2026-04-18 23:34:39 +02:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT (3)
- CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL (3)
- CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION (3)
Protocol:
- HTTP
Added-in: 7.5
---
# NAME
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS - maximum number of redirects allowed
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#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%
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode result;
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 */
result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}
~~~
# %AVAILABILITY%
# RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.
CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see
libcurl-errors(3).