Sometimes, we want to save a file on disk in a Chrome extension with JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to save a file on disk in a Chrome extension with JavaScript.
How to save a file on disk in a Chrome extension with JavaScript?
To save a file on disk in a Chrome extension with JavaScript, we can use the chrome.downloads.download method.
For instance, we write
const url = "https://picsum.photos/200/300";
chrome.downloads.download({ url }, (downloadId) => {
console.log(downloadId);
});
to call chrome.downloads.download with { url } and a callback that runs when the download starts.
We download the file at the url.
Conclusion
To save a file on disk in a Chrome extension with JavaScript, we can use the chrome.downloads.download method.
