---
name: "CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME"
section: "3"
platform: "macos"
package: "curl"
version: "166.0.0.0.1"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME"
---

# CURLOPT\_LOW\_SPEED\_TIME(3)

low speed limit time period

## NAME

CURLOPT\_LOW\_SPEED\_TIME - low speed limit time period

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME,
                          long speedtime);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a long as parameter. It contains the time in number seconds that the transfer speed should be below the *[CURLOPT\_LOW\_SPEED\_LIMIT(3)](/CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT/3.md)* for the library to consider it too slow and abort.

## DEFAULT

0, disabled

## PROTOCOLS

All

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
    /* abort if slower than 30 bytes/sec during 60 seconds */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME, 60L);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, 30L);
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    if(CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT == res) {
      printf("Timeout!\n");
    }
    /* always cleanup */
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Always

## RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE\_OK

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_LOW\_SPEED\_LIMIT**(3)](/CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_TIMEOUT**(3)](/CURLOPT_TIMEOUT/3.md)