CURLOPT_TIMEOUT(3)         curl_easy_setopt options         CURLOPT_TIMEOUT(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_TIMEOUT - set maximum time the request is allowed to take

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, long timeout);

DESCRIPTION
       Pass a long as parameter containing timeout - the maximum time in
       seconds that you allow the libcurl transfer operation to take.
       Normally, name lookups can take a considerable time and limiting
       operations risk aborting perfectly normal operations. This option may
       cause libcurl to use the SIGALRM signal to timeout system calls.

       In unix-like systems, this might cause signals to be used unless
       _NOSIGNAL&section=3">CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL(3) is set.

       If both _TIMEOUT&section=3">CURLOPT_TIMEOUT(3) and _TIMEOUT_MS&section=3">CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS(3) are set, the value
       set last will be used.

       Since this option puts a hard limit on how long time a request is
       allowed to take, it has limited use in dynamic use cases with varying
       transfer times. That is especially apparent when using the multi
       interface, which may queue the transfer, and that time is included. You
       are advised to explore _LOW_SPEED_LIMIT&section=3">CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT(3),
       _LOW_SPEED_TIME&section=3">CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME(3) or using _PROGRESSFUNCTION&section=3">CURLOPT_PROGRESSFUNCTION(3) to
       implement your own timeout logic.

DEFAULT
       Default timeout is 0 (zero) which means it never times out during
       transfer.

PROTOCOLS
       All

EXAMPLE
       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");

         /* complete within 20 seconds */
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 20L);

         curl_easy_perform(curl);
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Always

RETURN VALUE
       Returns CURLE_OK. Returns CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT if set to a
       negative value or a value that when converted to milliseconds is too
       large.

SEE ALSO
       CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS(3),  CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT(3),
       CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT(3),

libcurl 7.77.0                 November 4, 2020             CURLOPT_TIMEOUT(3)