cURL Errors

cURL Errors 28 — CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT

In cURL Errors, code 28 is CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT. The official source describes it as “Operation timed out”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code28
SymbolCURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Operation timed out

In plain language

In cURL Errors, code 28 is CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT. The official source describes it as “Operation timed out”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.

Authoritative source

curl/libcurl — Error Codes

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