cURL Errors

cURL Errors 61 — CURLE_BAD_CONTENT_ENCODING

In cURL Errors, code 61 is CURLE_BAD_CONTENT_ENCODING. The official source describes it as “Bad Content Encoding”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code61
SymbolCURLE_BAD_CONTENT_ENCODING
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Bad Content Encoding

In plain language

In cURL Errors, code 61 is CURLE_BAD_CONTENT_ENCODING. The official source describes it as “Bad Content Encoding”. 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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