Serve File Download via HTTP Request

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "0357b17f-9fcf-4725-8311-28bd9c76c37c",
      "name": "On GET request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "position": [
        820,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "download-pdf",
        "options": {},
        "responseMode": "responseNode"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "21d8c543-33c2-45eb-b392-2cb7139344c6",
      "name": "Fetch binary file",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1040,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://www.deutschebahn.com/resource/blob/8813300/bdf106f07186f66e4448f95aca02bd4a/Faktenblatt-ICE-L_Mai23-data.pdf",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "file"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.1
    },
    {
      "id": "3ced3067-d82c-4bb4-b5fe-53a8d79c2177",
      "name": "Respond with attachment",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
      "position": [
        1260,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "responseHeaders": {
            "entries": [
              {
                "name": "content-disposition",
                "value": "=attachment; filename=\"my_document_{{ $now.toFormat('yyyy-MM-dd') }}.pdf\""
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "respondWith": "binary"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "On GET request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Fetch binary file",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Fetch binary file": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Respond with attachment",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Respond With File Download To Incoming Http Request. Uses httpRequest, respondToWebhook. Webhook trigger; 3 nodes.

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