NAME¶

CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME - get the time until the first byte is received

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 includes 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 together.

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_STARTTRANSFER_TIME_T(3)