How can I download a Chrome extension using curl?

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Given the ID of a Chrome extension, what's the URL to download it using curl?

Related: [How to download a CRX file from the Chrome web store for a given ID?](http://stackoverflow.com/a/14099762/938089) (the answer shows a method using `wget` though) — Rob W, Oct 29 '13 at 22:20
@RobW - good find. The main issue is being able to hit the right URL from the command line; which command is used is no big deal. — Nathan Long, Oct 30 '13 at 12:07

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 16 '20 at 09:06

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This works for me.

ID=lkajd9lk32093lkdd93lkd # replace with target extension's id in the store
URL="https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?response=redirect&x=id%3D$ID%26uc"

# -L to handle any redirects
curl -L "$URL" > some_file.crx

Note that the .crx file can be unpacked with unzip.

edited Jun 16 '20 at 09:06

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answered Oct 29 '13 at 17:32

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Note that the `.crx` file can be unpacked with `unzip` – Nathan Long Oct 29 '13 at 21:09

How can I download a Chrome extension using curl?

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