Example request for downloading the latest VSIX package of a specific extension.
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Vs Code Marketplace Downloadextension Example is an example object payload from VS Code Marketplace, with 5 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
{
"summary": "Download a VS Code extension VSIX package",
"description": "Example request for downloading the latest VSIX package of a specific extension.",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"url": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/ms-python/vsextensions/python/latest/vspackage",
"headers": {
"Accept": "application/octet-stream"
}
},
"response": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/octet-stream",
"Content-Disposition": "attachment; filename=ms-python.python-2024.1.10621009.vsix"
},
"body": "<binary VSIX package data>"
},
"notes": "The VSIX file is a ZIP archive containing extension manifest, code, and assets. Use 'latest' as version to always download the most recent release."
}
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