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

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T,
                           curl_off_t *speed);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a \fIcurl_off_t\fP to receive the average download speed
that curl measured for the complete download. Measured in bytes/second.
.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) {
      curl_off_t speed;
      result = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T, &speed);
      if(result == CURLE_OK) {
        printf("Download speed %" CURL_FORMAT_CURL_OFF_T " bytes/sec\\n",
               speed);
      }
    }
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.55.0
.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_T (3),
.BR curl_easy_getinfo (3),
.BR curl_easy_setopt (3)