---
name: "curl_easy_strerror"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "curl"
version: "8.23.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/curl_easy_strerror"
---

# curl\_easy\_strerror(3)

return string describing error code

## NAME

curl\_easy\_strerror - return string describing error code

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
const char *curl_easy_strerror(CURLcode errornum);
```

## DESCRIPTION

The *[curl\_easy\_strerror(3)](/curl_easy_strerror/3.md)* function returns a string describing the CURLcode error code passed in the argument *errornum*.

Typically applications also appreciate *[CURLOPT\_ERRORBUFFER(3)](/CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER/3.md)* for more specific error descriptions generated at runtime.

## PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode result;
    /* set options */
    /* Perform the entire transfer */
    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    /* Check for errors */
    if(result != CURLE_OK)
      fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
              curl_easy_strerror(result));
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.12.0

## RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a null-terminated string.

## SEE ALSO

[**curl\_multi\_strerror**(3)](/curl_multi_strerror/3.md), [**curl\_share\_strerror**(3)](/curl_share_strerror/3.md), [**curl\_url\_strerror**(3)](/curl_url_strerror/3.md), [**libcurl-errors**(3)](/libcurl-errors/3.md)