---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.HttpRequest.Timeout"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.HttpRequest"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/HTTP/HttpRequest/Timeout/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# HttpRequest.Timeout

Member of [HttpRequest](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/HTTP/HttpRequest/index.md).

## Timeout

Gets or sets the request timeout. The default value is 100,000 milliseconds (100 seconds).

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
public TimeSpan Timeout {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
httpRequest.Timeout: TimeSpan
```

### Returns

`TimeSpan` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var request = new HttpRequest(new Uri("https://api.example.com/quotes")) { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5) };
var response = Http.Send(request);
if (!response.IsSuccessful)
    Print("Request failed or timed out after {0}", request.Timeout);
```

Python:

```python
from System import Uri, TimeSpan

request = HttpRequest(Uri("https://api.example.com/quotes"))
request.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)
response = api.Http.Send(request)
if not response.IsSuccessful:
    api.Print(f"Request failed or timed out after {request.Timeout}")
```