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CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD(3)          libcurl         CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD(3)

NAME

CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD - get download speed

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer to a double to receive the average download speed that curl measured for the complete download. Measured in bytes/second. CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T(3) is a newer replacement that returns a more sensible variable type.

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) { double speed; res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD, &speed); if(!res) { printf("Download speed %.0f bytes/sec\n", speed); } } }

AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.4.1. Deprecated since 7.55.0.

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_SPEED_UPLOAD(3), CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD_T(3), ibcurl 8.1.2 April 26, 2023 CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD(3)

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