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

# CURLOPT\_FTP\_ACCOUNT(3)

account info for FTP

## NAME

CURLOPT\_FTP\_ACCOUNT - account info for FTP

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, char *account);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer to a null-terminated string (or NULL to disable). When an FTP server asks for "account data" after user name and password has been provided, this data is sent off using the ACCT command.

The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this option.

## DEFAULT

NULL

## PROTOCOLS

FTP

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/foo.bin");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, "human-resources");
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.13.0

## RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE\_OK if the option is supported, CURLE\_UNKNOWN\_OPTION if not, or CURLE\_OUT\_OF\_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_PASSWORD**(3)](/CURLOPT_PASSWORD/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_USERNAME**(3)](/CURLOPT_USERNAME/3.md)