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

I don't think its possible to do this in axios or even AJAX. The file will be kept in memory, i.e. you cannot save file to disk. This is because JavaScript cannot interact with disk. That would be a serious security issue and it is blocked in all major browsers.

You can construct your URL in front-end and download it in the following way:

 var url = 'http://example.com/order-results/' + id + '/export-pdf?' + '..params..' 

 window.open(url, '_blank');

Hope this helps!