speedtest-cli Command Examples

Test internet bandwidth using https://speedtest.net. See also speedtest for the official CLI. More information: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli.

• Run a speed test:

speedtest-cli

• Run a speed test and display values in bytes, instead of bits:

speedtest-cli --bytes

• Run a speed test using HTTPS, instead of HTTP:

speedtest-cli --secure

• Run a speed test without performing download tests:

speedtest-cli --no-download

• Run a speed test and generate an image of the results:

speedtest-cli --share

• List all speedtest.net servers, sorted by distance:

speedtest-cli --list

• Run a speed test to a specific speedtest.net server:

speedtest-cli --server {{server_id}}

• Run a speed test and display the results as JSON (suppresses progress information):

speedtest-cli --json