CURLOPT_MIMEPOST - Man Page
set post/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 e-mail data to send/upload.
This option is the preferred way of posting an HTTP form, replacing and extending the deprecated CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) option.
Protocols
HTTP, SMTP, IMAP.
Availability
Since 7.56.0.
Return Value
This will return CURLE_OK.
Example
Using this option implies the use of several mime structure building functions: see https://curl.se/libcurl/c/smtp-mime.html for a complete example.
See Also
Referenced By
curl_easy_setopt(3), curl_mime_free(3), curl_mime_init(3), CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3), CURLOPT_NOBODY(3), libcurl-tutorial(3).
November 04, 2020 libcurl 7.76.0 curl_easy_setopt options