# jpbarrette/curlpp

C++ wrapper around libcURL

Repository: https://github.com/jpbarrette/curlpp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/curlpp
Homepage: http://www.curlpp.org
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: libcurl, curlpp, c-plus-plus, transfer
Last push: 2026-02-12T16:59:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4206, "days_push": 202, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1801, forks 371 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:38.006560+00:00)

## What it is
cURLpp is a C++ object-oriented wrapper around the libcURL client-side URL transfer library. It adds type safety, exception safety, and C++ standard library types on top of libcURL's C API for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and other protocol transfers.

## Use cases
- make http requests from c++
- wrap libcurl in c++ classes
- download files over ftp or https in c++
- type-safe url transfer in c++
- exception-safe http client for c++

## When to choose
- you want an object-oriented, type-safe, exception-safe C++ interface to libcurl
- you need to query option values from curl handles
- you prefer C++ standard library structures over libcurl's C types

## When to avoid
- you are fine using the raw libcURL C API directly, as its maintainer suggests
- you need a modern, actively developed C++ HTTP client with async features
- you need guaranteed license compliance, since the repo lacks a clear license file

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, networking
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cpp, windows, cross-platform
- tags: libcurl, curl, url-transfer, object-oriented-wrapper, ftp, https, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jpbarrette/curlpp (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.006560+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:22:13.171609+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jpbarrette/curlpp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.006560+00:00, sha 762d7ac434e6)
  - homepage: http://www.curlpp.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:00:55.888689+00:00, sha 748f5076baf5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.