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Re: HTTP status and error codes

From: R C via curl-library <curl-library_at_lists.haxx.se>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 16:00:58 -0600

ah, alright,

thanks,

Ron

On 4/4/24 15:34, Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Apr 2024, R C via curl-library wrote:
>
>> I can read the HTTP status with CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE,  can the
>> actual status/error message also be printed? (are the messages
>> available in libcurl?
>
> There is no way to get the so called "reason-phrase" using the API,
> no. You can extract it yourself using the header callback if you truly
> want to.
>
> RFC 9112 says this:
>
> A client SHOULD ignore the reason-phrase content because it is not a
> reliable channel for information
>
> HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 dropped the reason phrase completely from the
> protocol for that reason.
>
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