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# File Download

**`lightning/fileDownload`**

Download a file in an LWR site in Experience Cloud.

**For Use In**

Experience Builder Sites

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Add file downloads to Experience Cloud sites that use the Build Your Own (LWR) template.

To create a component that downloads a file, import `generateUrl` from `lightning/fileDownload`. Use the `generateUrl` function and pass in the record ID number of the files that you want to download. This function supports Content Document, Content Version, Attachment, or Document record IDs.

```javascript
import { generateUrl } from "lightning/fileDownload";
```

For this module's documentation, see the [Lightning Web Components Developer Guide](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/lwc/guide/reference-lightning-file-download-api.html).


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