NAME

       CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE - rate limit data download speed

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

       Pass  a curl_off_t as parameter. If a download exceeds this maxspeed (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_BUFFERSIZE(3),  libcurl  might  download
       faster than the set limit initially.

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

DEFAULT

       0, disabled

PROTOCOLS

       All but 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 download speed to 31415 bytes/sec */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE, (curl_off_t)31415);
           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_SEND_SPEED_LARGE(3), CURLOPT_TIMEOUT(3)