download_file: Download a file from VirusTotal

In virustotal: R Client for the 'VirusTotal' API

Download a file from VirusTotal

Description

Download a file from VirusTotal

Usage

download_file(hash = NULL, output_path = NULL, ...)

Arguments

hash	File hash (MD5, SHA1, or SHA256)
output_path	Local path to save the downloaded file. Optional.
...	Ignored. Configure requests with the package options instead (see virustotal).

Value

Raw file content or saves file to specified path

References

https://docs.virustotal.com/reference

See Also

set_key for setting the API key

Examples

## Not run: 

# Before calling the function, set the API key using set_key('api_key_here')

download_file(
  hash = '99017f6eebbac24f351415dd410d522d',
  output_path = '/tmp/downloaded_file'
)

## End(Not run)

virustotal documentation built on Aug. 20, 2026, 5:07 p.m.