(Node.js) Box.com Download Binary File to Memory

Retrieves the actual data of the file into a memory (not to a local file).

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    // See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
    http.AuthToken = "BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN";

    http.FollowRedirects = true;

    // The file is specified by the file ID.
    // In this case, we're downloading a file with FILE_ID = 283371752129.
    // The general form of the URL for downloading is: https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID/content
    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();
    var success = http.DownloadBd("https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content",bd);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Downloaded tigers.jpeg into an object holding the binary data.");

    console.log("Number of bytes: " + bd.NumBytes);

}

chilkatExample();