---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLOPT_RTSP_STREAM_URI
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
  - CURLOPT_RTSP_REQUEST (3)
  - CURLOPT_RTSP_TRANSPORT (3)
Protocol:
  - RTSP
Added-in: 7.20.0
---

# NAME

CURLOPT_RTSP_STREAM_URI - RTSP stream URI

# SYNOPSIS

~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_RTSP_STREAM_URI, char *URI);
~~~

# DESCRIPTION

Set the stream *URI* to operate on by passing a char * . For example, a single
session may be controlling *rtsp://foo/twister/audio* and
*rtsp://foo/twister/video* and the application can switch to the appropriate
stream using this option. If unset, libcurl defaults to operating on generic
server options by passing '*' in the place of the RTSP Stream URI. This option
is distinct from CURLOPT_URL(3). When working with RTSP, the
CURLOPT_RTSP_STREAM_URI(3) indicates what URL to send to the server in the
request header while the CURLOPT_URL(3) indicates where to make the connection
to. (e.g. the CURLOPT_URL(3) for the above examples might be set to
*rtsp://foo/twister*

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

Using this option multiple times makes the last set string override the
previous ones. Set it to NULL to disable its use again.

# DEFAULT

"*"

# %PROTOCOLS%

# EXAMPLE

~~~c
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "rtsp://example.com/");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_RTSP_STREAM_URI,
                     "rtsp://foo.example.com/twister/video");
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
~~~

# %AVAILABILITY%

# 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.