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.TH CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD 3 "2026-06-24" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD \- download speed
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD,
                           double *speed);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the average download speed that curl
measured for the complete download. Measured in bytes/second.

\fICURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T(3)\fP is a newer replacement that returns a more
sensible variable type.
.SH PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode result;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");

    /* Perform the request */
    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);

    if(result == CURLE_OK) {
      double speed;
      result = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD, &speed);
      if(result == CURLE_OK) {
        printf("Download speed %.0f bytes/sec\\n", speed);
      }
    }
  }
}
.fi
.SH DEPRECATED
Deprecated since 7.55.0.
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.4.1
.SH RETURN VALUE
\fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non\-zero means an error occurred, see
\fIlibcurl\-errors(3)\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD_T (3),
.BR CURLINFO_SPEED_UPLOAD (3),
.BR curl_easy_getinfo (3),
.BR curl_easy_setopt (3)