Axios Excel file download using POST results in corrupted file

Question

I was using Axios to download a file provided by a GET endpoint previously. The endpoint has changed and is now a POST, however the parameters are not required. I'm updating the original download method, but am getting a corrupted file returned.

downloadTemplate() {
        axios.post(DOWNLOAD_TEMPLATE_URL,
            {
                responseType: 'blob',
                headers: {
                    'Content-Disposition': "attachment; filename=template.xlsx",
                    'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet',
                }
            })
            .then((response) => {
                const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([response.data]));
                const link = document.createElement('a');
                link.href = url;
                link.setAttribute('download', 'template.xlsx');
                document.body.appendChild(link);
                link.click();
            })
            .catch((error) => console.log(error));
    }

I'm not sure if the issue is with the responseType, headers, or how the response is handled or all of the above. I've tried various options with no luck so far. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I have been able to download the file using Postman so I know the file served by the endpoint is fine. I just can't sort out the params to do this in my React code.

Answer 1

Finally got it working! The post syntax in the code block for the question was not correct and also changed the responseType to "arraybuffer".

Working example below:

downloadTemplate() {
    axios.post(DOWNLOAD_TEMPLATE_URL, null,
        {
            headers:
            {
                'Content-Disposition': "attachment; filename=template.xlsx",
                'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet'
            },
            responseType: 'arraybuffer',
        }
    ).then((response) => {
        const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([response.data]));
        const link = document.createElement('a');
        link.href = url;
        link.setAttribute('download', 'template.xlsx');
        document.body.appendChild(link);
        link.click();
    })
        .catch((error) => console.log(error));
}