---
name: "CURLOPT_PASSWORD"
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_PASSWORD"
---

# CURLOPT\_PASSWORD(3)

password to use in authentication

## NAME

CURLOPT\_PASSWORD - password to use in authentication

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a char pointer as parameter, which should be pointing to the null-terminated password to use for the transfer.

The *[CURLOPT\_PASSWORD(3)](/CURLOPT_PASSWORD/3.md)* option should be used in conjunction with the *[CURLOPT\_USERNAME(3)](/CURLOPT_USERNAME/3.md)* option.

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

## DEFAULT

blank

## PROTOCOLS

Most

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/foo.bin");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, "qwerty");
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.19.1

## 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\_HTTPAUTH**(3)](/CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_PROXYAUTH**(3)](/CURLOPT_PROXYAUTH/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_USERNAME**(3)](/CURLOPT_USERNAME/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_USERPWD**(3)](/CURLOPT_USERPWD/3.md)