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

# curl\_multi\_strerror(3)

return string describing error code

## NAME

curl\_multi\_strerror - return string describing error code

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

This function returns a string describing the *CURLMcode* error code passed in the argument *errornum*.

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  int still_running;
  CURLM *multi = curl_multi_init();
  CURLMcode mc = curl_multi_perform(multi, &still_running);
  if(mc)
    printf("error: %s\n", curl_multi_strerror(mc));
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

This function was added in libcurl 7.12.0

## RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a null-terminated string.

## SEE ALSO

[**curl\_easy\_strerror**(3)](/curl_easy_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)