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Bash, ! Featured on Meta. To recognize error situations, listen for the error event as well. The readable stream might signal the error event in situations like the underlying data flow interrupted. Handle this scenario as well. Axios has great support for file downloads.

Adjust the file download with Axios to your needs. We love to hear your thoughts and ideas. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. How to download a file with Node. Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 4 months ago. Active 2 months ago. Viewed k times. How do I download a file with Node. Improve this question. Joseph is making an incorrect assertion that all node processes are server processes — lededje. It is prefectly doable.

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I got the following console output when I ran this script: node. Does this code close the file properly when the script ends or would it lose data? This depends upon the req url type if you are requesting https you must use https otherwise it will throw error. EthanKeiley why do you say that it isn't closed properly? By default createWriteStream will set autoClose to true and readable. Show 14 more comments.

Don't forget to handle errors! The following code is based on Augusto Roman's answer. But we don't check the result if cb cb err. Vince Yuan Vince Yuan VinceYuan the callback is confusing me. What would I place as the cb argument?

Abdul Sounds like you are very new to node. Take a look at this tutorial: tutorialspoint. Abdul maybe it would be good if you share with the rest of the class what you have figured out? Is there a way to see the speed of the download? Show 7 more comments. Kelvin Omereshone 2 2 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. Abdul You specify the callback with a function only if you need to do something when the file has been successfully fetched.

It would be good to check the status code before saving: response. But we don't check the result return cb err. Buzut Buzut 4, 4 4 gold badges 41 41 silver badges 50 50 bronze badges. The request module just works straight for HTTPs.

S Ventura. It's more error prone without a doubt. Anyway, in any case where using request module is an option, I'd advise it as it's way higher level and thus, easier and efficient.

Alex, nope, this is an error message and there's a return. How to download a file in Node. Built-in modules Node. You might also like How to terminate a Node.