How to save Binary Data as a jpg image in NodeJS

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I have an api which returns Binary Media Data (The data contains an image), I want to send this data to a file. I am able to do this via CURL command using -o. But I am not able to do the same in node js. Please help.

using pipe method? By "send" here I mean storing data in a file. — Amir Saleem
– Amir Saleem, Commented May 10, 2018 at 7:18

Arif Khan · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-10 07:21:38Z

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You may use request module something like following

const fs = require('fs');
const request = require('request');

request
  .get('http://example.com/image.png')
  .pipe(fs.createWriteStream('image.png'))

answered May 10, 2018 at 7:21

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