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---
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title: "C17. Handle Error Codes"
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order: 17
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status: "draft"
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---
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`cli.Get()`, `cli.Post()`, and friends return a `Result`. When the request fails — can't reach the server, times out, etc. — the result is "falsy". To get the specific reason, use `Result::error()`.
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## Basic check
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("http://localhost:8080");
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auto res = cli.Get("/api/data");
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if (res) {
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// the request was sent and a response came back
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std::cout << "status: " << res->status << std::endl;
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} else {
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// the network layer failed
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std::cerr << "error: " << httplib::to_string(res.error()) << std::endl;
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}
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```
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Use `if (res)` to check success. On failure, `res.error()` returns a `httplib::Error` enum value. Pass it to `to_string()` to get a human-readable description.
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## Common errors
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| Value | Meaning |
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| --- | --- |
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| `Error::Connection` | Couldn't connect to the server |
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| `Error::ConnectionTimeout` | Connection timeout (`set_connection_timeout`) |
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| `Error::Read` / `Error::Write` | Error during send or receive |
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| `Error::Timeout` | Overall timeout set via `set_max_timeout` |
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| `Error::ExceedRedirectCount` | Too many redirects |
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| `Error::SSLConnection` | TLS handshake failed |
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| `Error::SSLServerVerification` | Server certificate verification failed |
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| `Error::Canceled` | A progress callback returned `false` |
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## Network errors vs. HTTP errors
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Even when `res` is truthy, the HTTP status code can still be 4xx or 5xx. These are two different things.
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```cpp
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auto res = cli.Get("/api/data");
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if (!res) {
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// network error (no response received at all)
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std::cerr << "network error: " << httplib::to_string(res.error()) << std::endl;
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return 1;
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}
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if (res->status >= 400) {
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// HTTP error (response received, but the status is bad)
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std::cerr << "http error: " << res->status << std::endl;
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return 1;
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}
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// success
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std::cout << res->body << std::endl;
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```
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Keep them separated in your head: network-layer errors go through `res.error()`, HTTP-level errors through `res->status`.
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> To dig deeper into SSL-related errors, see C18. Handle SSL Errors.
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