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.TH CURLINFO_QUEUE_TIME_T 3 "2025-01-13" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLINFO_QUEUE_TIME_T \- time this transfer was queued
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_QUEUE_TIME_T,
                           curl_off_t *timep);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a curl_off_t to receive the time, in microseconds, this
transfer was held in a waiting queue before it started "for real". A transfer
might be put in a queue if after getting started, it cannot create a new
connection etc due to set conditions and limits imposed by the application.

See also the TIMES overview in the \fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP man page.
.SH PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_off_t queue;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    if(CURLE_OK == res) {
      res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_QUEUE_TIME_T, &queue);
      if(CURLE_OK == res) {
        printf("Queued: %" CURL_FORMAT_CURL_OFF_T ".%06ld us", queue / 1000000,
               (long)(queue % 1000000));
      }
    }
    /* always cleanup */
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 8.6.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME_T (3),
.BR CURLOPT_TIMEOUT (3),
.BR curl_easy_getinfo (3),
.BR curl_easy_setopt (3)