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CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T explained

Name

CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T - get download speed

Synopsis

#include <curl/curl.h>
 
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T,
                           curl_off_t *speed);

Description

Pass a pointer to a curl_off_t to receive the average download speed that curl measured for the complete download. Measured in bytes/second.

Protocols

Example

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
 
  /* Perform the request */
  res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
 
  if(!res) {
    curl_off_t speed;
    res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T, &speed);
    if(!res) {
      printf("Download speed %" CURL_FORMAT_CURL_OFF_T " bytes/sec\n", speed);
    }
  }
}

Availability

Added in 7.55.0

Return value

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.