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How to download files with Axios

A simple example using the Blob() constructor:

export function someFunction(values) { return (dispatch) => { ... const method = 'GET'; const url = 'http://go.api/download_file'; ... axios .request({ url, method, responseType: 'blob', //important }) .then(({ data }) => { const downloadUrl = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([data])); const link = document.createElement('a'); link.href = downloadUrl; link.setAttribute('download', 'file.zip'); //any other extension document.body.appendChild(link); link.click(); link.remove(); }); }; }
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