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Nathan
Nathan

Reputation: 7709

Initiate file download in browser from JavaScript

I want to initiate a file download from react, such that the browser downloads it as any regular file.

When I use fetch, I can download the file and do what I want, but is not downloaded with the browsers download manager. The files are rather large, that is why I want the browser to manage the download.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3822

Answers (2)

John Smith
John Smith

Reputation: 1005

I asked you if you have the full URL to the file. If you want to start the download from a link, use the solution Kielstra provided. If you want to start the download using javascript, use the following code:

window.location = url_to_file;

Upvotes: 2

Kielstra
Kielstra

Reputation: 535

If you have the URL to the file that you want to be downloaded, you can simply create a link to it with the download attribute.

<a href="link_to_file" download>Download</a>

Upvotes: 2

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