Respond with File Download to Incoming HTTP Request
This simple workflow demonstrates how to get an end user's browser to download a file. It makes use of the [Content-Disposition](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Disposition) header to set a filename and control the browser behavior.  A use case could be the download of a PDF file at the end of an application process or to export data from a database without replacing the current page content in the browser. With this approach, the current page remains open and the file is simply downloaded instead:  The original idea was first presented [here](https://community.n8n.io/t/webhook-to-excel-file/11059/24?u=mutedjam) by @dickhoning in the n8n community.
This simple workflow demonstrates how to get an end user's browser to download a file. It makes use of the Content-Disposition header to set a filename and control the browser behavior.
A use case could be the download of a PDF file at the end of an application process or to export data from a database without replacing the current page content in the browser.
With this approach, the current page remains open and the file is simply downloaded instead:
The original idea was first presented here by @dickhoning in the n8n community.
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How to import this workflow into n8n
- 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
- 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
- 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
- 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.
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