Introducing generateUrl for Lightning Web Components.

Easily generate and return a URL for downloading files in Experience Cloud.

With the generateUrl function, you can retrieve a URL for downloading files within your LWR site.

Syntax:

import { generateUrl } from "lightning/fileDownload";

const url = generateUrl(recordId);

window.open(url);

Parameters:

- recordID (Required): 

The record ID of the file (ContentDocument, ContentVersion, Attachment, or Document) you want to download.

Returns:

A URL that allows you to download the specified file.

Usage:

- Authenticated users can download files they have proper access to.

- Guest users can download ContentDocument files only if they have access via Library membership.

Sample Code:

import { LightningElement } from "lwc";

import { generateUrl } from "lightning/fileDownload";

export default class Download extends LightningElement {

  recordId;

  url;

  handleClick() {

    this.url = generateUrl(this.recordId);

  }

}