---
name: "gnutls_packet_get"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnutls"
version: "3.8.13-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnutls_packet_get"
---

# gnutls\_packet\_get(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_packet\_get - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/gnutls.h\>**

**void gnutls\_packet\_get(gnutls\_packet\_t** *packet***, gnutls\_datum\_t \*** *data***, unsigned char \*** *sequence***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- gnutls\_packet\_t packet

  is a **gnutls\_packet\_t** type.

- gnutls\_datum\_t \* data

  will contain the data present in the  *packet* structure (may be **NULL**)

- unsigned char \* sequence

  the 8-bytes of the packet sequence number (may be **NULL**)

## DESCRIPTION

This function returns the data and sequence number associated with the received packet.

## SINCE

3\.3.5

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bugs@gnutls.org\>.\
 Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.\
 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **gnutls** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

- https://www.gnutls.org/manual/