Last Updated on January 24, 2024 by Justin Su
This article is a tutorial and simple guide on how to download files with Axios. Let’s start learning how it works.
What Is Axios?
Axios is a simple promise-based HTTP client for the browser and node.js. Axios provides a simple-to-use library in a small package with a very extensible interface.
It has been used mainly for basic HTTP GET & POST requests.
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How To Download Files With Axios
Use the following code provided by a Javilobo user on GitHub. You can use to download pdf and Excel using the code easily.
axios({
url: ‘http://api.dev/file-download’, //your url
method: ‘GET’,
responseType: ‘blob’, // important
}).then((response) => {
const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([response.data]));
const link = document.createElement(‘a’);
link.href = url;
link.setAttribute(‘download’, ‘file.pdf’); //or any other extension
document.body.appendChild(link);
link.click();
});
Click here to visit the official website of Axios download file. It includes the Axios get file.