HttpClient library returning -1

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Hi all!

I often get -1 as result of a simple http get.

After fiddling a bit I thought I had the necessity to change the timeout value in httpclient library or all my requests will return -1 (very long requests).

I have found this row in httpclient.ccp code that seems to be the key of my current issue:

static const uint16_t TIMEOUT = 5000; // Allow maximum 5s between data packets.

Is it possible to change this timeout value in http://build.particle.io ?

Thanks and happy hacking :smile:

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That was an easy one, I excuse myself for such a silly question.

In case anybody else is struggling with the same issue it is sufficient to specify a different value of TIMEOUT before your setup()

static const uint16_t TIMEOUT = 15000; // Allow maximum 15s between data packets.

This way, even not changing the library the variable gets the correct value before starting the loop() section.

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Sadly this was not enough to solve my issue :frowning:

I keep on getting -1 as result from HttpClient, even changing the timeout value.

Main thing is that this is not happening consistently…

As a workaround I am now handling cases when HttpClient’s result is -1 but that is, clearly, not fantastic.

Any suggestion / idea?

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Hi @ltpitt,

Im having the same problem as yours. Did you find the solution?
Thankss!

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Please see the other thread where I answered your question:

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