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CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE explained

Name

CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE - rate limit data download speed

Synopsis

#include <curl/curl.h>
 
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE,
                          curl_off_t maxspeed);

Description

Pass a curl_off_t as parameter. If a download exceeds this maxspeed (counted in bytes per second) the transfer pauses to keep the average speed less than or equal to the parameter value. Defaults to unlimited speed.

This is not an exact science. libcurl attempts to keep the average speed below the given threshold over a period time.

If you set maxspeed to a value lower than CURLOPT_BUFFERSIZE, libcurl might download faster than the set limit initially.

This option does not affect transfer speeds done with FILE:// URLs.

Default

0, disabled

Protocols

This functionality affects all supported protocols

Example

int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode ret;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
    /* cap the download speed to 31415 bytes/sec */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE, (curl_off_t)31415);
    ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}

Availability

Added in curl 7.15.5

Return value

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