cURL Errors

cURL Errors 3 — CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT

In cURL Errors, code 3 is CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT. The official source describes it as “Url Malformat”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code3
SymbolCURLE_URL_MALFORMAT
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Url Malformat

In plain language

In cURL Errors, code 3 is CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT. The official source describes it as “Url Malformat”. 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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