NAME

       CURLOPT_MAX_SEND_SPEED_LARGE - rate limit data upload speed

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAX_SEND_SPEED_LARGE,
                                 curl_off_t maxspeed);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass a curl_off_t as parameter with the maxspeed. If an upload exceeds this speed (counted
       in bytes per second) the transfer pauses to keep the average speed less than or  equal  to
       the parameter value. Defaults to unlimited speed.

       This  is  not an exact science. libcurl attempts to keep the average speed below the given
       threshold over a period time.

       If you set maxspeed to a value  lower  than  CURLOPT_UPLOAD_BUFFERSIZE(3),  libcurl  might
       "shoot over" the limit on its first send and still send off a full buffer.

       This option does not affect transfer speeds done with FILE:// URLs.

DEFAULT

       0, disabled

PROTOCOLS

       All except file://

EXAMPLE

       int main(void)
       {
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         if(curl) {
           CURLcode ret;
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
           /* cap the upload speed to 1000 bytes/sec */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAX_SEND_SPEED_LARGE, (curl_off_t)1000);
           /* (set some upload options as well!) */
           ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.15.5

RETURN VALUE

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

SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT(3), CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE(3)