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curl_multi_info_read(3) Library Functions Manual curl_multi_info_read(3) NAME curl_multi_info_read - read multi stack information SYNOPSIS #include <curl/curl.h> CURLMsg *curl_multi_info_read(CURLM *multi_handle, int *msgs_in_queue); DESCRIPTION Ask the multi handle if there are any messages from the individual trans- fers. Messages may include information such as an error code from the transfer or the fact that a transfer is completed. More details on these should be written down as well. Repeated calls to this function returns a new struct each time, until a NULL is returned as a signal that there is no more to get at this point. The integer pointed to with msgs_in_queue contains the number of remaining messages after this function was called. When you fetch a message using this function, it is removed from the inter- nal queue so calling this function again does not return the same message again. It instead returns new messages at each new invoke until the queue is emptied. WARNING: The data the returned pointer points to does not survive calling curl_multi_cleanup(3), curl_multi_remove_handle(3) or curl_easy_cleanup(3). The CURLMsg struct is simple and only contains basic information. If more involved information is wanted, the particular "easy handle" is present in that struct and can be used in subsequent regular curl_easy_getinfo(3) calls (or similar): struct CURLMsg { CURLMSG msg; /* what this message means */ CURL *easy_handle; /* the handle it concerns */ union { void *whatever; /* message-specific data */ CURLcode result; /* return code for transfer */ } data; }; When msg is CURLMSG_DONE, the message identifies a transfer that is done, and then result contains the return code for the easy handle that com- pleted. At this point, there are no other msg types defined. PROTOCOLS This functionality affects all supported protocols EXAMPLE int main(void) { CURLM *multi = curl_multi_init(); CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { struct CURLMsg *m; /* call curl_multi_perform or curl_multi_socket_action first, then loop through and check if there are any transfers that have completed */ do { int msgq = 0; m = curl_multi_info_read(multi, &msgq); if(m && (m->msg == CURLMSG_DONE)) { CURL *e = m->easy_handle; /* m->data.result holds the error code for the transfer */ curl_multi_remove_handle(multi, e); curl_easy_cleanup(e); } } while(m); } } AVAILABILITY Added in curl 7.9.6 RETURN VALUE A pointer to a filled-in struct, or NULL if it failed or ran out of structs. It also writes the number of messages left in the queue (after this read) in the integer the second argument points to. SEE ALSO curl_multi_cleanup(3), curl_multi_init(3), curl_multi_perform(3) libcurl 2026-06-11 curl_multi_info_read(3)
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