cURL Errors

cURL Errors 43 — CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT

In cURL Errors, code 43 is CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT. The official source describes it as “Bad Function Argument”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code43
SymbolCURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Bad Function Argument

In plain language

In cURL Errors, code 43 is CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT. The official source describes it as “Bad Function Argument”. 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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