---
title: timeout
sidebarTitle: timeout
---
# `fastmcp.utilities.timeout`
Timeout normalization utilities.
## Functions
### `normalize_timeout_to_timedelta`
```python
normalize_timeout_to_timedelta(value: int | float | datetime.timedelta | None) -> datetime.timedelta | None
```
Normalize a timeout value to a timedelta.
**Args:**
- `value`: Timeout value as int/float (seconds), timedelta, or None
**Returns:**
- timedelta if value provided, None otherwise
### `normalize_timeout_to_seconds`
```python
normalize_timeout_to_seconds(value: int | float | datetime.timedelta | None) -> float | None
```
Normalize a timeout value to seconds (float).
**Args:**
- `value`: Timeout value as int/float (seconds), timedelta, or None.
Zero values are treated as "disabled" and return None.
**Returns:**
- float seconds if value provided and non-zero, None otherwise