SSE in Go: Your Timeouts Do Not Apply Where You Think

Dev.to•Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 07:00 AM•2 min read

An SSE stream is an HTTP request that never ends. Every default you did not touch is working against it. TL;DR : your SSE endpoint breaks twice before it reaches your logic.

Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/julesrobineau/sse-in-go-your-timeouts-do-not-apply-where-you-think-3gp8)

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