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curl_easy_unescape(3) Library Functions Manual curl_easy_unescape(3) NAME curl_easy_unescape - URL decode a string SYNOPSIS #include <curl/curl.h> char *curl_easy_unescape(CURL *curl, const char *input, int inlength, int *outlength); DESCRIPTION This function converts the URL encoded string input to a "plain string" and returns that in an allocated memory area. All input characters that are URL encoded (%XX where XX is a two-digit hexadecimal number) are converted to their binary versions. Although not constrained by its type, the returned data may not be altered. If the length argument is set to 0 (zero), curl_easy_unescape(3) uses strlen() on input to find out the size. If outlength is non-NULL, the function writes the length of the returned string in the integer it points to. This allows proper handling even for strings containing %00. Since this is a pointer to an int type, it can only return a value up to INT_MAX so no longer string can be returned in this parameter. Since 7.82.0, the curl parameter is ignored. Prior to that there was per-handle character conversion support for some old operating systems such as TPF, but it was otherwise ignored. You must curl_free(3) the returned string when you are done with it. PROTOCOLS This functionality affects all supported protocols EXAMPLE int main(void) { CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { int decodelen; char *decoded = curl_easy_unescape(curl, "%63%75%72%6c", 12, &decodelen); if(decoded) { /* do not assume printf() works on the decoded data */ printf("Decoded: "); /* ... */ curl_free(decoded); } curl_easy_cleanup(curl); } } AVAILABILITY Added in curl 7.15.4 RETURN VALUE A pointer to a null-terminated string or NULL if it failed. SEE ALSO curl_easy_escape(3), curl_url_get(3) libcurl 2026-06-11 curl_easy_unescape(3)
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