What Changes When You Download API Responses

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I find on a lot of API’s I am getting this result.

Error: this application requires JavaScript, which is currently disabled. You need to enable JavaScript

If I send the request instead like “Send and Download” the response is exactly as expected with no errors. So this is cool, but then i have to go and read the downloaded file to get what i’m looking for.

What is it that is changing about a request or the interpretation of a response that the Send and Download has different results from the normal Send function.

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Hey @jdahle44 :waving_hand:

Welcome to the Postman Community! :postman:

It would be good to first get some clarity to the type of APIs you’re calling and the response types/bodies from them.

What is the output in the file? Is that creating a particular file type?

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