# Using libcurl within a Plugin

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-libcurl-within-a-plugin/412318>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, Plugins, UE4, CPP, question\
**Created:** [December 15, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-libcurl-within-a-plugin/412318 "2017-12-15T15:56:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-libcurl-within-a-plugin/412318/4 "2017-12-16T20:05:38Z")

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try adding this to build script

```
AddEngineThirdPartyPrivateStaticDependencies(Target, "libcurl");

```

Also you have soem missing definition like you bypassing make system for library you use, you should build the library with it’s own build system. I once tried to use third party library and by using this i was able to build it based on it’s own build system:

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