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Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $DownloadZipFile $ExtractPath = "D:\PowerShell\Zip\UnZipFiles\"
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$DownloadZipFile = "D:\PowerShell\Zip\ZipFile\" + $(Split-Path -Path $Url -Leaf)
#POWERSHELL UNZIP DOWNLOAD ZIP#
Make sure to give DownloadZipFile path and ExtractFilePath correct, otherwise it may throws error if folder or drive not available in your system #github url to download zip file $ExtractShell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application PowerShell extract zip file items $ExtractFiles = $ExtractShell.Namespace($DownloadZipFile).Items() Use ExtractFiles to copy extracted file to destination folder and start a process $ExtractShell.NameSpace($ExtractPath).CopyHere($ExtractFiles)Ībove guide will help you to understand step by step procedure about using PowerShell script to download file from url and unzip file to destination folder.Ĭopy below Powershell download file from url script in ISE and run it. PowerShell Tip: Download PSexec utility zip file for PSRemoting in PowerShell! Set destination folder path for unzip files $ExtractPath = "D:\PowerShell\Zip\UnZipFiles\" Use Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet for above url to save response body and create shell object Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $DownloadZipFile master.zip and assign it to $DownloadZipFile variable. In the example, we will use github repository zip file url for our exampleĪbove command will assign github repository mastter.zip url path to $Url variable Get file name along with extension from url using Split-Path cmdlet $DownloadZipFile = "D:\PowerShell\Zip\ZipFile\" + $(Split-Path -Path $Url -Leaf)Ībove command will return filename along with extension eg.The following steps describes PowerShell script to download zip file from internet and unzip it Assign Download zip file from url path to variable Using Invoke-RestMethod, it download file from specified url and save it to location. In the above PowerShell script, $Source variable contains download file url path. Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $source -OutFile $destination $destination = 'D:\powershell-beginners-guide.md' In PowerShell to download file from url, use Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet which takes source file url and download file to destination location.įor example, let’s consider an example to download file from github repository.įile name : powershell-beginners-guide.mdĭestination to download file from url : D:\ $source = '' 5 Conclusion PowerShell Download File from Url