Missing documentation for downloading binary files
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I had to do a lot of trial and error, until I found out that adding "responseType" as "arraybuffer" would do the trick.
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Solution: Missing documentation for downloading binary files
In case other stumple upon this thread when looking for an answer to serve external images from node using axios and express without having to save the external file to disk first. To clarify where to put responseType parameter as stated by @demetriusnunes , here's an example: [code block] Happy coding 😄
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In case other stumple upon this thread when looking for an answer to serve exter
In case other stumple upon this thread when looking for an answer to serve external images from node using axios and express without having to save the external file to disk first. To clarify where to put responseType parameter as stated by @demetriusnunes , here's an example:
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Resolved in axios/axios GitHub issue #448. Community reactions: 113 upvotes.
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