# http/set-timeout
Set the request timeout for an HTTP client.
## Syntax
[http/set-timeout $client $timeout-ms]
## Parameters
- `$client` — client handle from `http/client`, or `nil` to configure the shared default client
- `$timeout-ms` — timeout in milliseconds (number)
## Examples
# Shared client (used by http/get, http/post, ...) [http/set-timeout nil 5000] # Dedicated client handle set c [http/client] [http/set-timeout $c 10000]
## Returns
`nil`.
## See Also
`http/client`, `http/get`