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# Backend.connectTimeout

The read-only **`connectTimeout`** property of a `Backend` instance is an integer number
providing the connect timeout for this backend in milliseconds.

When not set or in environments that do not support this property (such as Viceroy), `null`
may be returned.

## Value

A `number` or `null`.
