NAME

       CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS - max simultaneously open connections

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLMcode curl_multi_setopt(CURLM *handle, CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS,
                                   long amount);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass  a  long  for  the  amount.  The  set  number  is  used as the maximum number of simultaneously open
       connections in total using this multi handle. For each new session, libcurl might open a  new  connection
       up  to  the limit set by CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS(3). If CURLMOPT_PIPELINING(3) is enabled, libcurl
       can try multiplexing if the host is capable of it.

       When more transfers are added to the multi handle than what can be performed due to the set  limit,  they
       get queued up waiting for their chance.

       While  a  transfer is queued up internally waiting for a connection, the CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS(3) timeout is
       counted inclusive of the waiting time, meaning that if you set a too narrow timeout  the  transfer  might
       never  even  start  before  it  times  out. The CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS(3) time is also similarly still
       treated as a per-connect timeout and might expire even before making a new connection is permitted.

       Changing this value while there are transfers in progress is possible. The new value  is  then  used  the
       next  time  checks  are performed. Lowering the value does not close down any active transfers, it simply
       does not allow new ones to get made.

DEFAULT

       0, which means that there is no limit. It is then simply controlled by the number of easy  handles  added
       concurrently and how much multiplexing is being done.

PROTOCOLS

       This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE

       int main(void)
       {
         CURLM *m = curl_multi_init();
         /* never do more than 15 connections */
         curl_multi_setopt(m, CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS, 15L);
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Added in curl 7.30.0

RETURN VALUE

       curl_multi_setopt(3) returns a CURLMcode indicating success or error.

       CURLM_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see libcurl-errors(3).

SEE ALSO

       CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3), CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS(3)

libcurl                                            2025-03-05                  CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS(3)