CURLINFO\_COOKIELIST(3) Library Functions Manual CURLINFO\_COOKIELIST(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

CURLINFO\_COOKIELIST - all known cookies

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_COOKIELIST,


                           struct curl_slist **cookies);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Pass a pointer to a 'struct curl\_slist \*' to receive a linked-list of all cookies curl knows (expired ones, too). Do not forget to call [*curl\_slist\_free\_all(3)*](/man/os/curl/curl_slist_free_all.3) on the list after it has been used. If there are no cookies (cookies for the handle have not been enabled or none have been received) the 'struct curl\_slist \*' is made a NULL pointer.

Cookies that were imported in the Set-Cookie format without a domain name are not exported by this option.

# [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");


    /* enable the cookie engine */


    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "");


    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);


    if(result == CURLE_OK) {


      /* extract all known cookies */


      struct curl_slist *cookies = NULL;


      result = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_COOKIELIST, &cookies);


      if(!result && cookies) {


        /* a linked list of cookies in cookie file format */


        struct curl_slist *each = cookies;


        while(each) {


          printf("%s\n", each->data);


          each = each->next;


        }


        /* we must free these cookies when we are done */


        curl_slist_free_all(cookies);


      }


    }


    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);


  }
}
```

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

Added in curl 7.14.1

# [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\_COOKIELIST**(3)](/man/os/curl/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3), [**curl\_easy\_getinfo**(3)](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_getinfo.3), [**curl\_easy\_setopt**(3)](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_setopt.3)

2026-10-14 libcurl

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Document: CURLINFO_COOKIELIST(3) from curl 8.23.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/curl/curl.git