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CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME(3)            libcurl           CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME(3)


NAME

       CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME - user name to use for proxy authentication


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME,
                                 char *username);


DESCRIPTION

       Pass a char * as parameter, which should be pointing to the null-
       terminated user name to use for the transfer.

       CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME(3) sets the user name to be used in protocol
       authentication with the proxy.

       To specify the proxy password use the CURLOPT_PROXYPASSWORD(3).

       The application does not have to keep the string around after setting
       this option.


DEFAULT

       blank


PROTOCOLS

       Most


EXAMPLE

       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/foo.bin");
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "http://localhost:8080");
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME, "mrsmith");
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXYPASSWORD, "qwerty");
         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
       }


AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.19.1


RETURN VALUE

       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if
       not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.


SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_PROXYPASSWORD(3), CURLOPT_USERNAME(3),  CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH(3),
       CURLOPT_PROXYAUTH(3)

ibcurl 8.1.2                    April 26, 2023        CURLOPT_PROXYUSERNAME(3)

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