libcurl-errors(3)
NAME
libcurl-errors - error codes in libcurl
DESCRIPTION
This man page includes most, if not all, available error codes in libcurl. Why they occur and possibly what you can do to fix the problem are also included.
CURLcode
Almost all "easy" interface functions return a CURLcode error code. No
matter what, using the curl_easy_setopt(3) option
CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3) is a good idea as it will give you a human
readable error string that may offer more details about the cause of
the error than just the error code. curl_easy_strerror(3) can be
called to get an error string from a given CURLcode number.
CURLcode is one of the following:
CURLE_OK (0)
All fine. Proceed as usual.
CURLE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL (1)
The URL you passed to libcurl used a protocol that this libcurl
does not support. The support might be a compile-time option
that you didn't use, it can be a misspelled protocol string or
just a protocol libcurl has no code for.
CURLE_FAILED_INIT (2)
Very early initialization code failed. This is likely to be an
internal error or problem, or a resource problem where something
fundamental couldn't get done at init time.
CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT (3)
The URL was not properly formatted.
CURLE_NOT_BUILT_IN (4)
A requested feature, protocol or option was not found built-in
in this libcurl due to a build-time decision. This means that a
feature or option was not enabled or explicitly disabled when
libcurl was built and in order to get it to function you have to
get a rebuilt libcurl.
CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_PROXY (5)
Couldn't resolve proxy. The given proxy host could not be
resolved.
CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST (6)
Couldn't resolve host. The given remote host was not resolved.
CURLE_COULDNT_CONNECT (7)
Failed to connect() to host or proxy.
CURLE_FTP_WEIRD_SERVER_REPLY (8)
The server sent data libcurl couldn't parse. This error code is
used for more than just FTP and is aliased as
CURLE_WEIRD_SERVER_REPLY since 7.51.0.
CURLE_REMOTE_ACCESS_DENIED (9)
We were denied access to the resource given in the URL. For
FTP, this occurs while trying to change to the remote directory.
CURLE_FTP_ACCEPT_FAILED (10)
While waiting for the server to connect back when an active FTP
session is used, an error code was sent over the control
connection or similar.
CURLE_FTP_WEIRD_PASS_REPLY (11)
After having sent the FTP password to the server, libcurl
expects a proper reply. This error code indicates that an
unexpected code was returned.
CURLE_FTP_ACCEPT_TIMEOUT (12)
During an active FTP session while waiting for the server to
connect, the CURLOPT_ACCEPTTIMEOUT_MS(3) (or the internal
default) timeout expired.
CURLE_FTP_WEIRD_PASV_REPLY (13)
libcurl failed to get a sensible result back from the server as
a response to either a PASV or a EPSV command. The server is
flawed.
CURLE_FTP_WEIRD_227_FORMAT (14)
FTP servers return a 227-line as a response to a PASV command.
If libcurl fails to parse that line, this return code is passed
back.
CURLE_FTP_CANT_GET_HOST (15)
An internal failure to lookup the host used for the new
connection.
CURLE_HTTP2 (16)
A problem was detected in the HTTP2 framing layer. This is
somewhat generic and can be one out of several problems, see the
error buffer for details.
CURLE_FTP_COULDNT_SET_TYPE (17)
Received an error when trying to set the transfer mode to binary
or ASCII.
CURLE_PARTIAL_FILE (18)
A file transfer was shorter or larger than expected. This
happens when the server first reports an expected transfer size,
and then delivers data that doesn't match the previously given
size.
CURLE_FTP_COULDNT_RETR_FILE (19)
This was either a weird reply to a 'RETR' command or a zero byte
transfer complete.
CURLE_QUOTE_ERROR (21)
When sending custom "QUOTE" commands to the remote server, one
of the commands returned an error code that was 400 or higher
(for FTP) or otherwise indicated unsuccessful completion of the
command.
CURLE_HTTP_RETURNED_ERROR (22)
This is returned if CURLOPT_FAILONERROR(3) is set TRUE and the
HTTP server returns an error code that is >= 400.
CURLE_WRITE_ERROR (23)
An error occurred when writing received data to a local file, or
an error was returned to libcurl from a write callback.
CURLE_UPLOAD_FAILED (25)
Failed starting the upload. For FTP, the server typically denied
the STOR command. The error buffer usually contains the server's
explanation for this.
CURLE_READ_ERROR (26)
There was a problem reading a local file or an error returned by
the read callback.
CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY (27)
A memory allocation request failed. This is serious badness and
things are severely screwed up if this ever occurs.
CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT (28)
Operation timeout. The specified time-out period was reached
according to the conditions.
CURLE_FTP_PORT_FAILED (30)
The FTP PORT command returned error. This mostly happens when
you haven't specified a good enough address for libcurl to use.
See CURLOPT_FTPPORT(3).
CURLE_FTP_COULDNT_USE_REST (31)
The FTP REST command returned error. This should never happen if
the server is sane.
CURLE_RANGE_ERROR (33)
The server does not support or accept range requests.
CURLE_HTTP_POST_ERROR (34)
This is an odd error that mainly occurs due to internal
confusion.
CURLE_SSL_CONNECT_ERROR (35)
A problem occurred somewhere in the SSL/TLS handshake. You
really want the error buffer and read the message there as it
pinpoints the problem slightly more. Could be certificates (file
formats, paths, permissions), passwords, and others.
CURLE_BAD_DOWNLOAD_RESUME (36)
The download could not be resumed because the specified offset
was out of the file boundary.
CURLE_FILE_COULDNT_READ_FILE (37)
A file given with FILE:// couldn't be opened. Most likely
because the file path doesn't identify an existing file. Did you
check file permissions?
CURLE_LDAP_CANNOT_BIND (38)
LDAP cannot bind. LDAP bind operation failed.
CURLE_LDAP_SEARCH_FAILED (39)
LDAP search failed.
CURLE_FUNCTION_NOT_FOUND (41)
Function not found. A required zlib function was not found.
CURLE_ABORTED_BY_CALLBACK (42)
Aborted by callback. A callback returned "abort" to libcurl.
CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT (43)
Internal error. A function was called with a bad parameter.
CURLE_INTERFACE_FAILED (45)
Interface error. A specified outgoing interface could not be
used. Set which interface to use for outgoing connections'
source IP address with CURLOPT_INTERFACE(3).
CURLE_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS (47)
Too many redirects. When following redirects, libcurl hit the
maximum amount. Set your limit with CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3).
CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION (48)
An option passed to libcurl is not recognized/known. Refer to
the appropriate documentation. This is most likely a problem in
the program that uses libcurl. The error buffer might contain
more specific information about which exact option it concerns.
CURLE_TELNET_OPTION_SYNTAX (49)
A telnet option string was Illegally formatted.
CURLE_PEER_FAILED_VERIFICATION (51)
The remote server's SSL certificate or SSH md5 fingerprint was
deemed not OK.
CURLE_GOT_NOTHING (52)
Nothing was returned from the server, and under the
circumstances, getting nothing is considered an error.
CURLE_SSL_ENGINE_NOTFOUND (53)
The specified crypto engine wasn't found.
CURLE_SSL_ENGINE_SETFAILED (54)
Failed setting the selected SSL crypto engine as default!
CURLE_SEND_ERROR (55)
Failed sending network data.
CURLE_RECV_ERROR (56)
Failure with receiving network data.
CURLE_SSL_CERTPROBLEM (58)
problem with the local client certificate.
CURLE_SSL_CIPHER (59)
Couldn't use specified cipher.
CURLE_SSL_CACERT (60)
Peer certificate cannot be authenticated with known CA
certificates.
CURLE_BAD_CONTENT_ENCODING (61)
Unrecognized transfer encoding.
CURLE_LDAP_INVALID_URL (62)
Invalid LDAP URL.
CURLE_FILESIZE_EXCEEDED (63)
Maximum file size exceeded.
CURLE_USE_SSL_FAILED (64)
Requested FTP SSL level failed.
CURLE_SEND_FAIL_REWIND (65)
When doing a send operation curl had to rewind the data to
retransmit, but the rewinding operation failed.
CURLE_SSL_ENGINE_INITFAILED (66)
Initiating the SSL Engine failed.
CURLE_LOGIN_DENIED (67)
The remote server denied curl to login (Added in 7.13.1)
CURLE_TFTP_NOTFOUND (68)
File not found on TFTP server.
CURLE_TFTP_PERM (69)
Permission problem on TFTP server.
CURLE_REMOTE_DISK_FULL (70)
Out of disk space on the server.
CURLE_TFTP_ILLEGAL (71)
Illegal TFTP operation.
CURLE_TFTP_UNKNOWNID (72)
Unknown TFTP transfer ID.
CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_EXISTS (73)
File already exists and will not be overwritten.
CURLE_TFTP_NOSUCHUSER (74)
This error should never be returned by a properly functioning
TFTP server.
CURLE_CONV_FAILED (75)
Character conversion failed.
CURLE_CONV_REQD (76)
Caller must register conversion callbacks.
CURLE_SSL_CACERT_BADFILE (77)
Problem with reading the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?)
CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_NOT_FOUND (78)
The resource referenced in the URL does not exist.
CURLE_SSH (79)
An unspecified error occurred during the SSH session.
CURLE_SSL_SHUTDOWN_FAILED (80)
Failed to shut down the SSL connection.
CURLE_AGAIN (81)
Socket is not ready for send/recv wait till it's ready and try
again. This return code is only returned from curl_easy_recv(3)
and curl_easy_send(3) (Added in 7.18.2)
CURLE_SSL_CRL_BADFILE (82)
Failed to load CRL file (Added in 7.19.0)
CURLE_SSL_ISSUER_ERROR (83)
Issuer check failed (Added in 7.19.0)
CURLE_FTP_PRET_FAILED (84)
The FTP server does not understand the PRET command at all or
does not support the given argument. Be careful when using
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST(3), a custom LIST command will be sent
with PRET CMD before PASV as well. (Added in 7.20.0)
CURLE_RTSP_CSEQ_ERROR (85)
Mismatch of RTSP CSeq numbers.
CURLE_RTSP_SESSION_ERROR (86)
Mismatch of RTSP Session Identifiers.
CURLE_FTP_BAD_FILE_LIST (87)
Unable to parse FTP file list (during FTP wildcard downloading).
CURLE_CHUNK_FAILED (88)
Chunk callback reported error.
CURLE_NO_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE (89)
(For internal use only, will never be returned by libcurl) No
connection available, the session will be queued. (added in
7.30.0)
CURLE_SSL_PINNEDPUBKEYNOTMATCH (90)
Failed to match the pinned key specified with
CURLOPT_PINNEDPUBLICKEY(3).
CURLE_SSL_INVALIDCERTSTATUS (91)
Status returned failure when asked with
CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYSTATUS(3).
CURLE_HTTP2_STREAM (92)
Stream error in the HTTP/2 framing layer.
CURLE_OBSOLETE*
These error codes will never be returned. They were used in an
old libcurl version and are currently unused.
CURLMcode
This is the generic return code used by functions in the libcurl multi
interface. Also consider curl_multi_strerror(3).
CURLM_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM (-1)
This is not really an error. It means you should call
curl_multi_perform(3) again without doing select() or similar in
between. Before version 7.20.0 this could be returned by
curl_multi_perform(3), but in later versions this return code is
never used.
CURLM_OK (0)
Things are fine.
CURLM_BAD_HANDLE (1)
The passed-in handle is not a valid CURLM handle.
CURLM_BAD_EASY_HANDLE (2)
An easy handle was not good/valid. It could mean that it isn't
an easy handle at all, or possibly that the handle already is in
used by this or another multi handle.
CURLM_OUT_OF_MEMORY (3)
You are doomed.
CURLM_INTERNAL_ERROR (4)
This can only be returned if libcurl bugs. Please report it to
us!
CURLM_BAD_SOCKET (5)
The passed-in socket is not a valid one that libcurl already
knows about. (Added in 7.15.4)
CURLM_UNKNOWN_OPTION (6)
curl_multi_setopt() with unsupported option (Added in 7.15.4)
CURLM_ADDED_ALREADY (7)
An easy handle already added to a multi handle was attempted to
get added a second time. (Added in 7.32.1)
CURLSHcode
The "share" interface will return a CURLSHcode to indicate when an
error has occurred. Also consider curl_share_strerror(3).
CURLSHE_OK (0)
All fine. Proceed as usual.
CURLSHE_BAD_OPTION (1)
An invalid option was passed to the function.
CURLSHE_IN_USE (2)
The share object is currently in use.
CURLSHE_INVALID (3)
An invalid share object was passed to the function.
CURLSHE_NOMEM (4)
Not enough memory was available. (Added in 7.12.0)
CURLSHE_NOT_BUILT_IN (5)
The requested sharing could not be done because the library you
use don't have that particular feature enabled. (Added in
7.23.0)
SEE ALSO
curl_easy_strerror(3), curl_multi_strerror(3), curl_share_strerror(3), CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3), CURLOPT_VERBOSE(3), CURLOPT_DEBUGFUNCTION(3)
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