CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS(3) NAME CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS - WebSocket behavior options SYNOPSIS #include CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS, long bitmask); DESCRIPTION Pass a long with a bitmask to tell libcurl about specific WebSocket behaviors. To detach a WebSocket connection and use the curl_ws_send(3) and curl_ws_recv(3) functions after the HTTP upgrade procedure, set the CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY(3) option to 2L. Available bits in the bitmask CURLWS_RAW_MODE (1) Deliver "raw" WebSocket traffic to the CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION(3) callback. In raw mode, libcurl does not handle pings or any other frame for the application. DEFAULT 0 PROTOCOLS WS EXAMPLE int main(void) { CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { CURLcode res; curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ws://example.com/"); /* tell curl we deal with all the WebSocket magic ourselves */ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS, (long)CURLWS_RAW_MODE); res = curl_easy_perform(curl); curl_easy_cleanup(curl); } } AVAILABILITY Added in 7.86.0 RETURN VALUE Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not. SEE ALSO CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY(3), curl_ws_recv(3), curl_ws_send(3) libcurl April 26 2024 CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS(3)