# mysql\_stmt\_error

## Syntax

```c
const char * mysql_stmt_error(MYSQL_STMT * stmt);
```

* `stmt` - a statement handle, which was previously allocated by [mysql\_stmt\_init()](https://mariadb.com/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-prepared-statement-functions/mysql_stmt_init).

## Description

Returns a string containing the error message for the most recently invoked statement function that can succeed or fail. The string will be empty if no error occurred.

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Client error messages are listed in the errmsg.h header file, server error messages are listed in the mysqld\_error.h header file of the server source distribution.
{% endhint %}

## See Also

* [mysql\_stmt\_errno()](https://mariadb.com/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-prepared-statement-functions/mysql_stmt_errno)
* [mysql\_stmt\_sqlstate()](https://mariadb.com/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-prepared-statement-functions/mysql_stmt_sqlstate)

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