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.TH CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT 3 "2025-04-10" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT \- get the number of redirects
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT,
                           long *countp);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a long to receive the total number of redirections that were
actually followed.
.SH PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    if(res == CURLE_OK) {
      long redirects;
      curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT, &redirects);
    }
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.9.7
.SH RETURN VALUE
\fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non\-zero means an error occurred, see
\fIlibcurl\-errors(3)\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL (3),
.BR CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION (3),
.BR curl_easy_getinfo (3),
.BR curl_easy_setopt (3)