{"json_modified": "2016-09-17T14:06:19.590918", "uuid": "230d32fc-02b2-4fa3-bdc3-3c5326213840", "title": "downloads.download()", "url": "/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/downloads/download", "tags": ["API", "downloads", "Reference", "Non-standard", "Extensions", "Add-ons", "WebExtensions", "Non-Standard", "download", "add-ons", "Method"], "translations": [], "modified": "2016-09-17T14:06:19", "label": "downloads.download()", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "id": 180308, "last_edit": "2016-09-17T09:48:39", "summary": "The <strong><code>download()</code></strong> function of the <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/downloads\" title=\"Enables WebExtensions to interact with the browser's download manager. You can use this API module to download files, cancel, pause, resume downloads, and show downloaded files in the file manager.\"><code>downloads</code></a> API downloads a file, given its URL and other optional preferences.", "sections": [{"id": "Quick_Links", "title": null}, {"id": "Syntax", "title": "Syntax"}, {"id": "Parameters", "title": "Parameters"}, {"id": "Browser_compatibility", "title": "Browser compatibility"}, {"id": "Compatibility_notes", "title": "Compatibility notes"}, {"id": "Firefox", "title": "Firefox"}, {"id": "Examples", "title": "Examples"}], "slug": "Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/downloads/download", "review_tags": []}