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.TH CURLOPT_MAXLIFETIME_CONN 3 "January 02, 2023" "libcurl 7.88.1" "curl_easy_setopt options"

.SH NAME
CURLOPT_MAXLIFETIME_CONN \- max lifetime (since creation) allowed for reusing a connection
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXLIFETIME_CONN,
                          long maxlifetime);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a long as parameter containing \fImaxlifetime\fP - the maximum time in
seconds, since the creation of the connection, that you allow an existing
connection to have to be considered for reuse for this request.

libcurl features a connection cache that holds previously used connections.
When a new request is to be done, it will consider any connection that matches
for reuse. The \fICURLOPT_MAXLIFETIME_CONN(3)\fP limit prevents libcurl from
trying too old connections for reuse. This can be used for client-side load
balancing. If a connection is found in the cache that is older than this set
\fImaxlifetime\fP, it will instead be closed once any in-progress transfers
complete.

If set to 0, this behavior is disabled: all connections are eligible for reuse.
.SH DEFAULT
Default \fImaxlifetime\fP is 0 seconds (i.e., disabled).
.SH PROTOCOLS
All
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");

  /* only allow each connection to be reused for 30 seconds */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXLIFETIME_CONN, 30L);

  curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.80.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_TIMEOUT "(3), " CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE "(3), "
.BR CURLOPT_FRESH_CONNECT "(3), " CURLOPT_MAXAGE_CONN "(3), "