CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIMEcurl_easy_getinfo optCURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME(3)
NAME
CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME - get the time until the first byte is re-
ceived
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME,
double *timep);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took
from the start until the first byte is received by libcurl. This in-
cludes CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME(3) and also the time the server needs
to calculate the result.
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
All
EXAMPLE
curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
double start;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME, &start);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
printf("Time: %.1f", start);
}
}
/* always cleanup */
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.9.2
RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION
if not.
SEE ALSO
curl_easy_getinfo(3), curl_easy_setopt(3), CURLINFO_STARTTRANS-
FER_TIME_T(3)
libcurl 7.81.0 November 26, 2021CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME(3)
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