---
name: "CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_METHOD"
section: "3"
platform: "macos"
package: "curl"
version: "166.0.0.0.1"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_METHOD"
---

# CURLINFO\_EFFECTIVE\_METHOD(3)

get the last used HTTP method

## NAME

CURLINFO\_EFFECTIVE\_METHOD - get the last used HTTP method

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

In cases when you have asked libcurl to follow redirects, the method may not be the same method the first request would use.

The **methodp** pointer is NULL or points to private memory. You MUST NOT free - it gets freed when you call *[curl\_easy\_cleanup(3)](/curl_easy_cleanup/3.md)* on the corresponding CURL handle.

## PROTOCOLS

HTTP(S)

## EXAMPLE

```
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_POSTFIELDS, "data");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    if(res == CURLE_OK) {
      char *method = NULL;
      curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_METHOD, &method);
      if(method)
        printf("Redirected to method: %s\n", method);
    }
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.72.0

## RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE\_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE\_UNKNOWN\_OPTION if not.

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_CUSTOMREQUEST**(3)](/CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_FOLLOWLOCATION**(3)](/CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION/3.md), [**curl\_easy\_getinfo**(3)](/curl_easy_getinfo/3.md), [**curl\_easy\_setopt**(3)](/curl_easy_setopt/3.md)