Cortexa research tool·code data·file_download

Download File

Download files from HTTP/HTTPS URLs with cross-platform support (Windows, Mac, Linux). Similar to curl but platform-independent. Can save to specified path or temporary directory.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 90msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 90ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "chunk_size": {
      "default": 8192,
      "description": "Download chunk size in bytes (default: 8192)",
      "maximum": 10485760,
      "minimum": 1024,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "follow_redirects": {
      "default": true,
      "description": "Follow HTTP redirects (default: true)",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "output_path": {
      "description": "Optional path to save the file. If not specified, file will be saved to system temp directory.",
      "example": "/tmp/downloaded_file.txt or C:\\Users\\Downloads\\file.txt",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "return_content": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "If true, return file content as text instead of saving to disk (default: false)",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "timeout": {
      "default": 30,
      "description": "Request timeout in seconds",
      "maximum": 300,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "url": {
      "description": "HTTP or HTTPS URL to download from (e.g., https://example.com/file.txt)",
      "format": "uri",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Download File call

public-safeinput

{
  "chunk_size": 1,
  "follow_redirects": false,
  "return_content": false,
  "timeout": 1,
  "url": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_download_file
Tool name: download_file
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{ "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "chunk_size": { "default": 8192, "description": "Download chunk size in bytes (default: 8192)", "maximum": 10485760, "minimum": 1024, "type": "integer" }, "follow_redirects": { "default": true, "description": "Follow HTTP redirects (default: true)", "type": "boolean" }, "output_path": { "description": "Optional path to save the file. If not specified, file will be saved to system temp directory.", "example": "/tmp/downloaded_file.txt or C:\\Users\\Downloads\\file.txt", "type": "string" }, "return_content": { "default": false, "description": "If true, return file content as text instead of saving to disk (default: false)", "type": "boolean" }, "timeout": { "default": 30, "description": "Request timeout in seconds", "maximum": 300, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "url": { "description": "HTTP or HTTPS URL to download from (e.g., https://example.com/file.txt)", "format": "uri", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "url" ], "type": "object" }