I'm trying to download a couple of files using request, but I don't know how to find what their extensions are. Some of them are images, some are sounds, some are videos, but all of them come from a URL with no extension at the end.
const request = require("request");
request.get({
url: "http://example.com/unknownextension",
})
.on("error", function(error) {
console.log(error);
})
.pipe(fs.createWriteStream("files/what.extension"));
When you go on this website, it downloads just fine. Think of something like Google Drive links.
I can't open any of these files unless they have a valid extension, so I'd appreciate some help.
The response from the website should send the type of file through a header , most likely content-disposition or
content-type
const request = require("request");
request.get({
url: "http://example.com/unknownextension",
})
.on("error", function(error) {
console.log(error);
})
.on('response', function (res) {
res.pipe(fs.createWriteStream("files/what." + res.headers['content-type'].split('/')[1]));
// it could also be content-dispostion or any other header, please check the headers first
});