Download files where content disposition is set

[mlambley]

Hi Greg and team,

I was wondering if, where the site serves a content disposition, if a file save dialog could appear and allow the user to download it to their device. I'm testing code with:

'Content-Type', 'application/vnd.ms-excel'
'Content-Disposition', 'attachment;filename="My File.xlsx"'

The response is basically:

Right now I have to create special routes which serve it up over a GET request with no authentication, and then open it up in a browser in order to debug it. Is there any chance I can download the files via Insomnia?

Thank you.

[dimitropoulos]

Would you, perchance, be able to craft a mockbin.org link that replicates the problem? From there, we can start talking about what a "download file" functionality in insomnia might look like.

[dimitropoulos]

Just to verify, your use-case would be satisfied if when the request is made, there is a prompt or button that appears or something that you have to click to actually download the file, right? I ask because I'm not sure we'd see it as a security risk or not for insomnia to be automatically downloading files.

I imagine we'd probably get a regular opperating-system file-save prompt to appear that would allow you to choose where the file is downloaded.

[mlambley]

I just had a look at mockbin and can't see how to replicate a binary file.

The use case would be:

1. Insomnia gets a response with Content-Disposition set
2. User sees a file download dialog. I've attached a screenshot of an example.
3. The file dialog gives them the option to save to a particular folder, or to cancel and not download it.

[shailendra-burman]

Any resolution here?

[seb-pereira]

To get the file, you could select raw > Export raw response and optionally set the appropriate file extension.

I do this with zip files and it works fine (version 10.3.1)

[kevingangi]

This does not work in v12.5.0. It appears to be a regression of some kind.

File exports as 0 length file.