---
name: "CURLOPT_REQUEST_TARGET"
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_REQUEST_TARGET"
---

# CURLOPT\_REQUEST\_TARGET(3)

alternative target for this request

## NAME

CURLOPT\_REQUEST\_TARGET - alternative target for this request

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_REQUEST_TARGET, string);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a char pointer to string which libcurl uses in the upcoming request instead of the path as extracted from the URL.

libcurl passes on the verbatim string in its request without any filter or other safe guards. That includes white space and control characters.

## DEFAULT

NULL

## PROTOCOLS

HTTP

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/*");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "OPTIONS");
    /* issue an OPTIONS * request (no leading slash) */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_REQUEST_TARGET, "*");
    /* Perform the request */
    curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.55.0

## 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\_HTTPGET**(3)](/CURLOPT_HTTPGET/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_PATH\_AS\_IS**(3)](/CURLOPT_PATH_AS_IS/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_URL**(3)](/CURLOPT_URL/3.md)