Node.js

SharePoint -- Download File (Site Collection)

Demonstrates how to download a file from SharePoint located in the /Documents folder in a site within a site collection.

The format for a URL for a resource contained in a site within a site collection is like this:

https://contoso.com/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Documents')/Files('SomeDocument.docx')/$value

Notice that the "/sites/teamA" (where "teamA" is the name of the site) occurs twice in the URL.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
    //  The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
    //  The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
    //  Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
    //  for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    //  If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    //  Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    http.Login = "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME";
    http.Password = "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD";
    http.LoginDomain = "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN";
    http.NtlmAuth = true;

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
    //  If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
    //  establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  This example downloads the file named "Domain Name created for Exchange.docx"

    //  Note: I was initially confused by the "$value" part of the URL. 
    //  When I see something like $value, I immediately think that it's some sort of
    //  variable or placeholder to be replaced with an actual value.  In this case,
    //  the "$value" is literally part of the URL.  It's not replace with anything.

    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  IMPORTANT: The format for a URL within a site collection is like this:
    //  https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Documents')/Files('Domain Name created for Exchange.docx')/$value
    //  
    //  Notice that "/sites/teamA" is specified twice in the above sample URL.
    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    var url = "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Documents')/Files('Domain Name created for Exchange.docx')/$value";
    var localFilePath = "qa_output/x.docx";

    success = http.Download(url,localFilePath);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("File successfully downloaded from a SharePoint site within a site collection.");

}

chilkatExample();