download csv file from web api in angular js

I used the below solution and it worked for me.

 if (window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob) {
   var blob = new Blob([decodeURIComponent(encodeURI(result.data))], {
     type: "text/csv;charset=utf-8;"
   });
   navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, 'filename.csv');
 } else {
   var a = document.createElement('a');
   a.href = 'data:attachment/csv;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURI(result.data);
   a.target = '_blank';
   a.download = 'filename.csv';
   document.body.appendChild(a);
   a.click();
 }

Try it like :

File.save(csvInput, function (content) {
    var hiddenElement = document.createElement('a');

    hiddenElement.href = 'data:attachment/csv,' + encodeURI(content);
    hiddenElement.target = '_blank';
    hiddenElement.download = 'myFile.csv';
    hiddenElement.click();
});

based on the most excellent answer in this question

The last answer worked for me for a few months, then stopped recognizing the filename, as adeneo commented ...

@Scott's answer here is working for me:

Download file from an ASP.NET Web API method using AngularJS

None of those worked for me in Chrome 42...

Instead my directive now uses this link function (base64 made it work):

  link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
    var downloadFile = function downloadFile() {
      var filename = scope.getFilename();
      var link = angular.element('<a/>');
      link.attr({
        href: 'data:attachment/csv;base64,' + encodeURI($window.btoa(scope.csv)),
        target: '_blank',
        download: filename
      })[0].click();
      $timeout(function(){
        link.remove();
      }, 50);
    };

    element.bind('click', function(e) {
      scope.buildCSV().then(function(csv) {
        downloadFile();
      });
      scope.$apply();
    });
  }