---
name: "CURLOPT_HTTP_CONTENT_DECODING"
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_HTTP_CONTENT_DECODING"
---

# CURLOPT\_HTTP\_CONTENT\_DECODING(3)

HTTP content decoding control

## NAME

CURLOPT\_HTTP\_CONTENT\_DECODING - HTTP content decoding control

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_HTTP_CONTENT_DECODING,
                          long enabled);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a long to tell libcurl how to act on content decoding. If set to zero, content decoding is disabled. If set to 1 it is enabled. Libcurl has no default content decoding but requires you to use *[CURLOPT\_ACCEPT\_ENCODING(3)](/CURLOPT_ACCEPT_ENCODING/3.md)* for that.

## DEFAULT

1

## PROTOCOLS

HTTP

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode ret;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTP_CONTENT_DECODING, 0L);
    ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.16.2

## RETURN VALUE

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

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_ACCEPT\_ENCODING**(3)](/CURLOPT_ACCEPT_ENCODING/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_DEBUGFUNCTION**(3)](/CURLOPT_DEBUGFUNCTION/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_STDERR**(3)](/CURLOPT_STDERR/3.md)