How do I download zip file in C#?

Question

I use HTTP GET that downloads a zip file in a browser, something like https://example.com/up/DBID/a/rRID/eFID/vVID (not the exact url)

Now, when I try to do the sam

Answer 1

You could just use WebClient for a 2-liner:

using(WebClient wc = new WebClient())
{
   wc.DownloadFile(url, @"D:\Downloads\1.zip");
}

Answer 2

You can also use System.Net.Http.HttpClient

using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
        using (HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(downloadURL))
        {
             using(var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
             {
                  using(Stream zip = FileManager.OpenWrite(ZIP_PATH))
                  {
                       stream.CopyTo(zip);
                  }
             }
        }
}

Answer 3

It's mainly because you use a StreamWriter : TextWriter to handle a binary Zip file. A StreamWriter expects text and will apply an Encoding. And even the simple ASCII Encoder might try to 'fix' what it thinks are invalid line-endings.

You can replace all your code with:

  using (var client = new WebClient())
  {
    client.DownloadFile("http://something",  @"D:\Downloads\1.zip");
  }

Note that for new code you should look at HttpClient instead of WebClient.
And then don't use using( ) { }

Answer 4

Expanding on Ruben's answer which uses HttpClient instead of WebClient, you can add as an extension method like this:

using System.IO;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public static class Extensions
{
    public static async Task DownloadFile (this HttpClient client, string address, string fileName) {
        using (var response = await client.GetAsync(address))
        using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
        using (var file = File.OpenWrite(fileName)) {
            stream.CopyTo(file);
        }
    }
}

And then use like this:

var archivePath = "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/zipball/";
using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
{
    await httpClient.DownloadFile(archivePath, "./repo.zip");
}