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.
CURLcode
Almost all "easy" interface functions return a CURLcode
error code. No matter what, using CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER is a
good idea as it will give you a human readable error
string that may offer more details about the error cause
than just the error code does.
This man page is meant to describe libcurl 7.9.6 and
later. Earlier versions might have had quirks not men-
tioned here.
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.
CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT (3)
The URL was not properly formatted.
CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT_USER (4)
URL user malformatted. The user-part of the URL syn-
tax was not correct.
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.
After connecting to a FTP server, libcurl expects to
get a certain reply back. This error code implies
that it god a strange or bad reply. The given remote
server is probably not an OK FTP server.
CURLE_FTP_ACCESS_DENIED (9)
We were denied access when trying to login to an FTP
server or when trying to change working directory to
the one given in the URL.
CURLE_FTP_USER_PASSWORD_INCORRECT (10)
The username and/or the password were incorrect when
trying to login to an FTP server.
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_WEIRD_USER_REPLY (12)
After having sent user name to the FTP server,
libcurl expects a proper reply. This error code
indicates that an unexpected code was returned.
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_FTP_CANT_RECONNECT (16)
A bad return code on either PASV or EPSV was sent by
the FTP server, preventing libcurl from being able
to continue.
CURLE_FTP_COULDNT_SET_BINARY (17)
Received an error when trying to set the transfer
mode to binary.
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.
This was either a weird reply to a 'RETR' command or
a zero byte transfer complete.
CURLE_FTP_WRITE_ERROR (20)
After a completed file transfer, the FTP server did
not respond a proper
CURLE_FTP_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.
CURLE_HTTP_RETURNED_ERROR (22)
This is returned if CURLOPT_FAILONERROR 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_MALFORMAT_USER (24)
Malformat user. User name badly specified. *Not cur-
rently used*
CURLE_FTP_COULDNT_STOR_FILE (25)
FTP couldn't STOR file. The server denied the STOR
operation. The error buffer usually contains the
server's explanation to 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)
Out of memory. A memory allocation request failed.
This is serious badness and things are severly
screwed up if this ever occur.
CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEOUTED (28)
Operation timeout. The specified time-out period was
reached according to the conditions.
CURLE_FTP_COULDNT_SET_ASCII (29)
libcurl failed to set ASCII transfer type (TYPE A).
CURLE_FTP_PORT_FAILED (30)
The FTP PORT command returned error. This mostly
happen when you haven't specified a good enough
address for libcurl to use. See CURLOPT_FTPPORT.
The FTP REST command returned error. This should
never happen if the server is sane.
CURLE_FTP_COULDNT_GET_SIZE (32)
The FTP SIZE command returned errror. SIZE is not a
kosher FTP command, it is an extension and not all
servers support it. This is not a surprising error.
CURLE_HTTP_RANGE_ERROR (33)
The HTTP 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 occured somewhere in the SSL/TLS hand-
shake. 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_FTP_BAD_DOWNLOAD_RESUME (36)
Attempting FTP resume beyond file size.
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_LIBRARY_NOT_FOUND (40)
Library not found. The LDAP library was not found.
CURLE_FUNCTION_NOT_FOUND (41)
Function not found. A required LDAP 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.
Internal error. A function was called in a bad
order.
CURLE_HTTP_PORT_FAILED (45)
Interface error. A specified outgoing interface
could not be used. Set which interface to use for
outgoing connections' source IP address with CUR-
LOPT_INTERFACE.
CURLE_BAD_PASSWORD_ENTERED (46)
Bad password entered. An error was signaled when the
password was entered. This can also be the result of
a "bad password" returned from a specified password
callback.
CURLE_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS (47)
Too many redirects. When following redirects,
libcurl hit the maximum amount. Set your limit with
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS.
CURLE_UNKNOWN_TELNET_OPTION (48)
An option set with CURLOPT_TELNETOPTIONS was not
recognized/known. Refer to the appropriate documen-
tation.
CURLE_TELNET_OPTION_SYNTAX (49)
A telnet option string was Illegally formatted.
CURLE_OBSOLETE (50)
This is not an error. This used to be another error
code in an old libcurl version and is currently
unused.
CURLE_SSL_PEER_CERTIFICATE (51)
The remote server's SSL certificate 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.
Failure with receiving network data.
CURL_LAST
This is not an error, but in the curl/curl.h file
this can be used to know how many existing error
codes there are.
CURLMcode
This is the generic return code used by functions in the
libcurl multi interface.
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