---
title: "system.util.getConnectTimeout"
description: "Returns the connect timeout in milliseconds for all client-to-gateway communication."
---

# system.util.getConnectTimeout

> Returns the connect timeout in milliseconds for all client-to-gateway communication.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Returns the connect timeout in milliseconds for all client-to-gateway communication. This is the maximum amount of time that communication operations to the Gateway will be given to connect. The default is 10,000ms (10 seconds).

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.util.getConnectTimeout()`

### Parameters
None
### Returns
**int** - The current connect timeout, in milliseconds. Default is 10,000 (ten seconds)
### Scope
Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This code would print out the current connect timeout
print system.util.getConnectTimeout()
```