###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_GetColorKey

Get the color key (transparent pixel) for a surface.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_surface.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_surface.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GetColorKey(SDL_Surface * surface,
                    Uint32 * key);
```

## Function Parameters

|                              |             |                                                    |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) * | **surface** | the [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) structure to query. |
| Uint32 *                     | **key**     | a pointer filled in with the transparent pixel.    |

## Return Value

(int) Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Remarks

The color key is a pixel of the format used by the surface, as generated by
[SDL_MapRGB](SDL_MapRGB)().

If the surface doesn't have color key enabled this function returns -1.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_BlitSurface](SDL_BlitSurface)
- [SDL_SetColorKey](SDL_SetColorKey)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategorySurface](CategorySurface)