Force download GET request using axios

Question

I\'m using vuejs 2 + axios. I need to send a get request, pass some params to server, and get a PDF as a response. Server uses Laravel.

So

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Answer 1

Try this: It works perfectly for me with compatibility for Internet Explorer 11 (createObjectURL doesn't work on Explorer 11)

axios({
  url: 'http://vvv.dev',
  method: 'GET',
  responseType: 'blob', // important
}).then((response) => {
  if (!window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob){
    // BLOB NAVIGATOR
    const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([response.data]));
    const link = document.createElement('a');
    link.href = url;
    link.setAttribute('download', 'download.pdf');
    document.body.appendChild(link);
    link.click();
  }else{
    // BLOB FOR EXPLORER 11
    const url = window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(new Blob([response.data]),"download.pdf");
  }
});

https://gist.github.com/javilobo8/097c30a233786be52070986d8cdb1743