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# Method name: generateFolderDownloadUrl(folderId: string)

# Method package: wixMediaV2

# Method menu location: wixMediaV2 --> folders --> generateFolderDownloadUrl

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-media-v2/folders/generate-folder-download-url.md

# Method Description:

Generates a URL for downloading a compressed file containing a specific folder in the Media Manager. <br/>

The compressed file can contain sub-folders, and up to 1000 files.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Generate a folder download url (dashboard page code)

```javascript
import { folders } from 'wix-media.v2';

async function generateFolderDownloadUrl(folderId) {
  try {
    const result = await folders.generateFolderDownloadUrl(folderId);

    const folderDownloadUrl = result.downloadUrl;
    return folderDownloadUrl;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *   "downloadUrl": "https://archive.wixmp.com/archive/wix/b367fe21877e4ef589cde5352a3a04af"
 * }
 */
```

## Generate a folder download url (export from backend code)

```javascript
import { Permissions, webMethod } from 'wix-web-module';
import { folders } from 'wix-media.v2';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

export const generateFolderDownloadUrl = webMethod(Permissions.Anyone, async (folderId) => {
  try {
    const elevatedGenerateFolderDownloadUrl = elevate(folders.generateFolderDownloadUrl);
    const result = await elevatedGenerateFolderDownloadUrl(folderId);

    const folderDownloadUrl = result.downloadUrl;
    return folderDownloadUrl;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
});

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *   "downloadUrl": "https://archive.wixmp.com/archive/wix/b367fe21877e4ef589cde5352a3a04af"
 * }
 */

```

## Generate a folder download url for a chosen folder 

```javascript
/***************************************************
 * Backend code - generate-folder-download-url.web.js *
 **************************************************/

import { Permissions, webMethod } from 'wix-web-module';
import { folders } from 'wix-media.v2';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

export const listFolders = webMethod(Permissions.Anyone, async () => {
  try {
    const elevatedListFolders = elevate(folders.listFolders)
    const foldersList = await elevatedListFolders();

    return foldersList;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
});

export const generateDownloadUrl = webMethod(Permissions.Anyone, async (folderId) => {
  try {
    const elevatedGenerateFolderDownloadUrl = elevate(folders.generateFolderDownloadUrl);
    const result = await elevatedGenerateFolderDownloadUrl(folderId);
  
    const folderDownloadUrl = result.downloadUrl;
    return folderDownloadUrl;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
});

/*************
 * Page code *
 ************/

import { generateDownloadUrl, listFolders } from 'backend/generate-folder-download-url.web';

$w.onReady(async () => {
  await populateFoldersDropdown();

  $w('#downloadFolder').onClick(async () => {
    const folderId = $w('foldersDropdown').value;
    const downloadUrl = await generateDownloadUrl(folderId);

    $w('#downloadFolderBtn').link = downloadUrl;
    $w('#downloadingFolderMsg').show();
  });
});

async function populateFoldersDropdown() {
  const folders = await listFolders();
  const dropdownOptions = folders.map((folder) => {
    return {
      label: folder.displayName,
      value: folder._id
    };
  });

  $w('#foldersDropdown').options = dropdownOptions;
};
```

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