# Setting a Connect Timeout

Each library has its own, language preferred way, to pass connection options. One of the most common options is a connect timeout. It limits how long it can take to establish a connection to a server. Should multiple URLs be provided, this timeout applies to each cluster member individually. To set the maximum time to connect to a server to 10 seconds:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Go" %}

```go
nc, err := nats.Connect("demo.nats.io", nats.Name("API Options Example"), nats.Timeout(10*time.Second))
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
defer nc.Close()

// Do something with the connection
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
Options options = new Options.Builder()
    .server("nats://demo.nats.io:4222")
    .connectionTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10)) // Set timeout
    .build();
Connection nc = Nats.connect(options);

// Do something with the connection

nc.close();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
const nc = await connect({
    reconnectTimeWait: 10 * 1000, // 10s
    servers: ["demo.nats.io"],
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
nc = NATS()
await nc.connect(
  servers=["nats://demo.nats.io:4222"],
  connect_timeout=10)

# Do something with the connection

await nc.close()
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C#" %}

```csharp
// dotnet add package NATS.Net
using NATS.Net;
using NATS.Client.Core;

await using var client = new NatsClient(new NatsOpts
{
    Url = "nats://demo.nats.io:4222",
    ConnectTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)
});

// You don't have to call ConnectAsync() explicitly,
// first operation will make the connection otherwise.
await client.ConnectAsync();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}

```ruby
# There is currently no connect timeout as part of the Ruby NATS client API, but you can use a timer to mimic it.
require 'nats/client'

timer = EM.add_timer(10) do
  NATS.connect do |nc|
    # Do something with the connection

    # Close the connection
    nc.close
  end
end
EM.cancel_timer(timer)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C" %}

```c
nnatsConnection      *conn    = NULL;
 natsOptions         *opts    = NULL;
 natsStatus          s        = NATS_OK;

 s = natsOptions_Create(&opts);
 if (s == NATS_OK)
     // Set the timeout to 10 seconds (10,000 milliseconds)
     s = natsOptions_SetTimeout(opts, 10000);
 if (s == NATS_OK)
     s = natsConnection_Connect(&conn, opts);

 (...)

 // Destroy objects that were created
 natsConnection_Destroy(conn);
 natsOptions_Destroy(opts);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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