How to set timeout in Retrofit library?

You can set timeouts on the underlying HTTP client. If you don't specify a client, Retrofit will create one with default connect and read timeouts. To set your own timeouts, you need to configure your own client and supply it to the RestAdapter.Builder.

An option is to use the OkHttp client, also from Square.

1. Add the library dependency

In the build.gradle, include this line:

compile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:x.x.x'

Where x.x.x is the desired library version.

2. Set the client

For example, if you want to set a timeout of 60 seconds, do this way for Retrofit before version 2 and Okhttp before version 3 (FOR THE NEWER VERSIONS, SEE THE EDITS):

public RestAdapter providesRestAdapter(Gson gson) {    final OkHttpClient okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient();    okHttpClient.setReadTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);    okHttpClient.setConnectTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);    return new RestAdapter.Builder()        .setEndpoint(BuildConfig.BASE_URL)        .setConverter(new GsonConverter(gson))        .setClient(new OkClient(okHttpClient))        .build();}

EDIT 1

For okhttp versions since 3.x.x, you have to set the dependency this way:

compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:x.x.x'

And set the client using the builder pattern:

final OkHttpClient okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient.Builder()        .readTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)        .connectTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)        .build();

More info in Timeouts

EDIT 2

Retrofit versions since 2.x.x also uses the builder pattern, so change the return block above to this:

return new Retrofit.Builder()    .baseUrl(BuildConfig.BASE_URL)    .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())    .client(okHttpClient)    .build();

If using a code like my providesRestAdapter method, then change the method return type to Retrofit.

More info in Retrofit 2 — Upgrade Guide from 1.9

ps: If your minSdkVersion is greater than 8, you can use TimeUnit.MINUTES:

okHttpClient.setReadTimeout(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);okHttpClient.setConnectTimeout(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);

For more details about the units, see TimeUnit.

These answers were outdated for me, so here's how it worked out.

Add OkHttp, in my case the version is 3.3.1:

compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.3.1'

Then before building your Retrofit, do this:

OkHttpClient okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()    .connectTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)    .readTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)    .writeTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)    .build();return new Retrofit.Builder()    .baseUrl(baseUrl)    .client(okHttpClient)    .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())    .build();

public class ApiClient {    private static Retrofit retrofit = null;    private static final Object LOCK = new Object();    public static void clear() {        synchronized (LOCK) {            retrofit = null;        }    }    public static Retrofit getClient() {        synchronized (LOCK) {            if (retrofit == null) {                Gson gson = new GsonBuilder()                        .setLenient()                        .create();                OkHttpClient okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()                        .connectTimeout(40, TimeUnit.SECONDS)                        .readTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)                        .writeTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)                        .build();                retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()                        .client(okHttpClient)                        .baseUrl(Constants.WEB_SERVICE)                        .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create(gson))                        .build();            }            return retrofit;        }    }    public static RequestBody plain(String content) {        return getRequestBody("text/plain", content);    }    public static RequestBody getRequestBody(String type, String content) {        return RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse(type), content);    }}@FormUrlEncoded@POST("architect/project_list_Design_files")Call<DesignListModel> getProjectDesign(        @Field("project_id") String project_id);@Multipart@POST("architect/upload_design")Call<BoqListModel> getUpLoadDesign(        @Part("user_id") RequestBody user_id,        @Part("request_id") RequestBody request_id,        @Part List<MultipartBody.Part> image_file,        @Part List<MultipartBody.Part> design_upload_doc);private void getMyProjectList(){    ApiInterface apiService = ApiClient.getClient().create(ApiInterface.class);    Call<MyProjectListModel> call = apiService.getMyProjectList("",Sorting,latitude,longitude,Search,Offset+"",Limit);    call.enqueue(new Callback<MyProjectListModel>() {        @Override        public void onResponse(Call<MyProjectListModel> call, Response<MyProjectListModel> response) {            try {                Log.e("response",response.body()+"");            } catch (Exception e)            {                Log.e("onResponse: ", e.toString());                           }        }        @Override        public void onFailure(Call<MyProjectListModel> call, Throwable t)        {            Log.e( "onFailure: ",t.toString());                   }    });}// file uploadprivate void getUpload(String path,String id)    {        ApiInterface apiService = ApiClient.getClient().create(ApiInterface.class);        MultipartBody.Part GalleryImage = null;        if (path!="")        {            File file = new File(path);            RequestBody reqFile = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("multipart/form-data"), file);            GalleryImage = MultipartBody.Part.createFormData("image", file.getName(), reqFile);        }        RequestBody UserId = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("text/plain"), id);        Call<uplod_file> call = apiService.geUplodFileCall(UserId,GalleryImage);        call.enqueue(new Callback<uplod_file>() {            @Override            public void onResponse(Call<uplod_file> call, Response<uplod_file> response) {                try {                    Log.e("response",response.body()+"");                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),response.body().getMessage(),Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                } catch (Exception e)                {                    Log.e("onResponse: ", e.toString());                }            }            @Override            public void onFailure(Call<uplod_file> call, Throwable t)            {                Log.e( "onFailure: ",t.toString());            }        });    }    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.4.0'    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.4.0'