CURLINFO_P...FER_TIME_T(3) Library Functions Manual CURLINFO_P...FER_TIME_T(3)
NAME
CURLINFO_POSTTRANSFER_TIME_T - get the time until the last byte is sent
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_POSTTRANSFER_TIME_T,
curl_off_t *timep);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a curl_off_t to receive the time, in microseconds, it
took from the start until the last byte is sent by libcurl.
When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added to-
gether.
See also the TIMES overview in the curl_easy_getinfo(3) man page.
PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
EXAMPLE
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
curl_off_t posttransfer;
res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_POSTTRANSFER_TIME_T,
&posttransfer);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
printf("Request sent after: %" CURL_FORMAT_CURL_OFF_T ".%06ld us",
posttransfer / 1000000, (long)(posttransfer % 1000000));
}
}
/* always cleanup */
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}
AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 8.10.0
RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_getinfo(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.
CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred,
see libcurl-errors(3).
SEE ALSO
CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T(3), CURLOPT_TIMEOUT(3), curl_easy_get-
info(3), curl_easy_setopt(3)
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