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google-chromegoogle-chrome-extension
Nathan Long
Nathan Long

Reputation: 125942

How can I download a Chrome extension using curl?

Given the ID of a Chrome extension, what's the URL to download it using curl?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3915

Answers (1)

Nathan Long
Nathan Long

Reputation: 125942

This works for me.

ID=lkajd9lk32093lkdd93lkd # replace with target extension's id in the store
URL="https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?response=redirect&x=id%3D$ID%26uc"

# -L to handle any redirects
curl -L "$URL" > some_file.crx

Note that the .crx file can be unpacked with unzip.

Upvotes: 4

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