CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME(3) Library Functions Manual CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME(3)
NAME
CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME - time to connect
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME, double *timep);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the total time in seconds from
the start until the connection to the remote host (or proxy) was
completed.
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
This functionality affects all supported protocols
EXAMPLE
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode result;
double connect;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(result == CURLE_OK) {
result = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME, &connect);
if(result == CURLE_OK) {
printf("Time: %.1f", connect);
}
}
/* always cleanup */
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}
AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.4.1
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_CONNECT_TIME_T(3), curl_easy_getinfo(3), curl_easy_setopt(3)
libcurl 2026-03-23 CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME(3)
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