downloading a file from SharePoint Online with PowerShell

Question

I have a requirement to download files from a sharepoint online document library using powershell

I\'ve managed to get to the point where the download should happen

Answer 1

You could also utilize WebClient.DownloadFile Method by providing SharePoint Online credentials to download the resource from SharePoint Online as demonstrated below.

Prerequisites

SharePoint Online Client Components SDK have to be installed on the machine running the script.

How to download a file in SharePoint Online/O365 in PowerShell

Download-File.ps1 function:

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint.Client")
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime")


 Function Download-File([string]$UserName, [string]$Password,[string]$FileUrl,[string]$DownloadPath)
 {
    if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Password)) {
      $SecurePassword = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter the password" -AsSecureString 
    }
    else {
      $SecurePassword = $Password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
    }
    $fileName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($FileUrl)
    $downloadFilePath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($DownloadPath,$fileName)


    $client = New-Object System.Net.WebClient 
    $client.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($UserName, $SecurePassword)
    $client.Headers.Add("X-FORMS_BASED_AUTH_ACCEPTED", "f")
    $client.DownloadFile($FileUrl, $downloadFilePath)
    $client.Dispose()
}

Usage

Download-File -UserName "username@contoso.onmicrosoft.com" -Password "passowrd" -FileUrl https://consoto.sharepoint.com/Shared Documents/SharePoint User Guide.docx -DownloadPath "c:\downloads"