Provided by: libcurl4-doc_7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24_all
NAME
CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD - get download speed
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h> CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD, double *speed);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the average download speed that curl measured for the complete download. Measured in bytes/second. CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T(3) is a newer replacement that returns a more sensible variable type.
PROTOCOLS
EXAMPLE
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com"); /* Perform the request */ res = curl_easy_perform(curl); if(!res) { double speed; res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD, &speed); if(!res) { printf("Download speed %.0f bytes/sec\n", ul); } } }
AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.4.1
RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
SEE ALSO
curl_easy_getinfo(3), curl_easy_setopt(3), CURLINFO_SPEED_UPLOAD(3), CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD_T(3),