How to show download request in devtools?

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Description of the issue:
How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Go to https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=reportsSearch.process&rptName=0&reportSelectMonth=9&reportSelectYear=2021&nav#navigation
  2. open devtools
  3. Click “CSV”
  4. A download popup open.
  5. Click “save”.
  6. Nothing shows in devtools.

Expected result:

I want to see the request used to download the file in devtools.

Brave Version( check About Brave):

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Additional Information:

None.

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Seems to be some good discussion of this issue here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48921321/capture-downloads-in-the-network-tab-of-google-chrome-developer-tools

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I can use chrome://net-export/ to create the log file when I access the CSV link. But I don’t know what to look for in the log file, could you take a look at the generated file on what to see in it? Thanks.

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Hmm, I took a look, and it’s not jumping out at me either unfortunately. This is a tricky one.

The ‘blob’ link from Downloads doesn’t seem to help. It looks like clicking on CSV is executing a server-side script which then passes the data off to you, for your browser to download.

Unfortunately the easiest next step may be to try capturing it with Wireshark.

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