curl/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_setopt.md
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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: curl_multi_setopt
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- curl_multi_cleanup (3)
- curl_multi_info_read (3)
- curl_multi_init (3)
- curl_multi_socket (3)
Protocol:
- All
Added-in: 7.15.4
---
# NAME
curl_multi_setopt - set options for a curl multi handle
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLMcode curl_multi_setopt(CURLM *multi, CURLMoption option, parameter);
~~~
# DESCRIPTION
curl_multi_setopt(3) is used to tell a libcurl multi handle how to behave. By
using the appropriate options to curl_multi_setopt(3), you can change
libcurl's behavior when using that multi handle. All options are set with the
*option* followed by the *parameter*. That parameter can be a **long**, a
**function pointer**, an **object pointer** or a **curl_off_t** type,
depending on what the specific option expects. Read this manual carefully as
bad input values may cause libcurl to behave badly. You can only set one
option in each function call.
# OPTIONS
## CURLMOPT_CHUNK_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE
**deprecated** See CURLMOPT_CHUNK_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE(3)
## CURLMOPT_CONTENT_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE
**deprecated** See CURLMOPT_CONTENT_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE(3)
## CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS
Size of connection cache. See CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3)
## CURLMOPT_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS
Max concurrent streams for http2. See CURLMOPT_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS(3)
## CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS
Max number of connections to a single host. See
CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS(3)
## CURLMOPT_MAX_PIPELINE_LENGTH
**deprecated**. See CURLMOPT_MAX_PIPELINE_LENGTH(3)
## CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS
Max simultaneously open connections. See CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS(3)
## CURLMOPT_PIPELINING
Enable HTTP multiplexing. See CURLMOPT_PIPELINING(3)
## CURLMOPT_PIPELINING_SERVER_BL
**deprecated**. See CURLMOPT_PIPELINING_SERVER_BL(3)
## CURLMOPT_PIPELINING_SITE_BL
**deprecated**. See CURLMOPT_PIPELINING_SITE_BL(3)
## CURLMOPT_PUSHDATA
Pointer to pass to push callback. See CURLMOPT_PUSHDATA(3)
## CURLMOPT_PUSHFUNCTION
Callback that approves or denies server pushes. See CURLMOPT_PUSHFUNCTION(3)
## CURLMOPT_SOCKETDATA
Custom pointer passed to the socket callback. See CURLMOPT_SOCKETDATA(3)
## CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION
Callback informed about what to wait for. See CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION(3)
## CURLMOPT_TIMERDATA
Custom pointer to pass to timer callback. See CURLMOPT_TIMERDATA(3)
## CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION
Callback to receive timeout values. See CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION(3)
# %PROTOCOLS%
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
#define MAX_PARALLEL 45
int main(void)
{
CURLM *multi;
/* Limit the amount of simultaneous connections curl should allow: */
curl_multi_setopt(multi, CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS, (long)MAX_PARALLEL);
}
~~~
# %AVAILABILITY%
# RETURN VALUE
The standard CURLMcode for multi interface error codes. Note that it returns a
CURLM_UNKNOWN_OPTION if you try setting an option that this version of libcurl
does not know of.