I'm trying to call a server action that run an http request to an external server to download a pdf.
the action work successfuly but no file got downloaded!
can you help!?
#can you download a file through nextjs server action
hidden saffron
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Based on the knowledge sources provided, there isn't specific information about downloading a file through a Next.js server action. However, server actions in Next.js are used to handle form submissions, invoke event handlers, and integrate with the Next.js caching and revalidation architecture. They use the POST HTTP method and can return both the updated UI and new data in a single server roundtrip.
If you're trying to download a file, you might need to handle that differently, perhaps by providing a direct link to the file or using a different method to fetch and download the file from the external server.
For more details on how server actions work in Next.js, you can refer to the official Next.js documentation on Server Actions and Mutations (https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/data-fetching/server-actions-and-mutations#behavior).