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Created August 12, 2019 13:08
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Download files with AJAX (axios)
axios({
url: 'http://localhost:5000/static/example.pdf',
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');
document.body.appendChild(link);
link.click();
});
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