CURLINFO\_EFFECTIVE\_URL(3) Library Functions Manual CURLINFO\_EFFECTIVE\_URL(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

CURLINFO\_EFFECTIVE\_URL - last used URL

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL, char **urlp);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Pass in a pointer to a char pointer and get the last used effective URL.

In cases when you have asked libcurl to follow redirects, it may not be the same value you set with [*CURLOPT\_URL(3)*](/man/os/curl/CURLOPT_URL.3).

The **urlp** pointer is NULL or points to private memory. You **must not** free it. It memory gets freed automatically when you call [*curl\_easy\_cleanup(3)*](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_cleanup.3) on the corresponding curl handle.

# [PROTOCOLS](#PROTOCOLS)

This functionality affects http only

# [EXAMPLE](#EXAMPLE)

```
int main(void)
{


  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();


  if(curl) {


    CURLcode result;


    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");


    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);


    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);


    if(result == CURLE_OK) {


      char *url = NULL;


      curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL, &url);


      if(url)


        printf("Redirect to: %s\n", url);


    }


    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);


  }
}
```

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

Added in curl 7.4

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

[*curl\_easy\_getinfo(3)*](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_getinfo.3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE\_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see [*libcurl-errors(3)*](/man/os/curl/libcurl-errors.3).

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**CURLOPT\_FOLLOWLOCATION**(3)](/man/os/curl/CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION.3), [**curl\_easy\_getinfo**(3)](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_getinfo.3), [**curl\_easy\_setopt**(3)](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_setopt.3)

2026-09-24 libcurl

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Document: CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL(3) from curl 8.22.0-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/curl/curl.git