---
name: "CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL"
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_URL"
---

# CURLINFO\_EFFECTIVE\_URL(3)

get the last used URL

## NAME

CURLINFO\_EFFECTIVE\_URL - get the last used URL

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

In cases when you have asked libcurl to follow redirects, it may not be the same value you set with *[CURLOPT\_URL(3)](/CURLOPT_URL/3.md)*.

The **urlp** 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_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    if(res == CURLE_OK) {
      char *url = NULL;
      curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL, &url);
      if(url)
        printf("Redirect to: %s\n", url);
    }
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.4

## RETURN VALUE

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

## SEE ALSO

[**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)