curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_REQUEST_SIZE.3

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.TH CURLINFO_REQUEST_SIZE 3 "1 Sep 2015" "libcurl 7.44.0" "curl_easy_getinfo options"
.SH NAME
CURLINFO_REQUEST_SIZE \- get size of sent request
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_REQUEST_SIZE, long *sizep);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the total size of the issued
requests. This is so far only for HTTP requests. Note that this may be more
than one request if \fICURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)\fP is enabled.
.SH PROTOCOLS
All
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  CURLcode res;
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
  res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  if(res == CURLE_OK) {
    long req;
    res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_REQUEST_SIZE, &req);
    if(!res)
      printf("Request size: %ld bytes\\n", req);
  }
  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.4.1
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_easy_getinfo "(3), " curl_easy_setopt "(3), "
.BR CURLINFO_HEADER_SIZE "(3), "
.BR CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD "(3), "