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CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)	   Library Functions Manual	   CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_MIMEPOST	- 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 email data to send/upload.

       This option is the preferred way	of posting an HTTP form, replacing and
       extending the CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3) option.

       When  setting  CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)  to NULL, libcurl resets the request
       type for	HTTP to	the default to disable the POST. Typically that	 would
       mean  it	 is  reset  to	GET.  Instead you should set a desired request
       method explicitly.

PROTOCOLS
       This functionality affects http,	imap and smtp

EXAMPLE
       int main(void)
       {
	 CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
	 if(curl) {
	   curl_mime *multipart	= curl_mime_init(curl);
	   if(multipart) {
	     curl_mimepart *part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
	     curl_mime_name(part, "name");
	     curl_mime_data(part, "daniel", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
	     part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
	     curl_mime_name(part, "project");
	     curl_mime_data(part, "curl", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
	     part = curl_mime_addpart(multipart);
	     curl_mime_name(part, "logotype-image");
	     curl_mime_filedata(part, "curl.png");

	     /*	Set the	form info */
	     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, multipart);

	     curl_easy_perform(curl); /* post away */
	     curl_mime_free(multipart);	/* free	the post data */
	   }
	 }
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Added in	curl 7.56.0

RETURN VALUE
       This returns CURLE_OK.

SEE ALSO
       CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3),	  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3),       CURLOPT_PUT(3),
       curl_mime_init(3)

libcurl				  2025-06-03		   CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)

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