NAME

CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME_T - get the time until the first byte is received

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME_T, curl_off_t *timep);

DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer to a curl_off_t to receive the time, in microseconds, it took from the start until the first byte is received by libcurl. This includes CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T(3) and also the time the server needs to calculate the result.

See also the TIMES overview in the curl_easy_getinfo(3) man page.

PROTOCOLS

All

EXAMPLE

curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {


  curl_off_t 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_T, &start);


    if(CURLE_OK == res) {


      printf("Time: %" CURL_FORMAT_CURL_OFF_T ".%06ld", start / 1000000,


             (long)(start % 1000000));


    }


  }


  /* always cleanup */


  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.61.0

RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.