[2025-08] tHttpClient - "Returned content: Download file only" option not visible / how to activate it ?

[PaSympa]

Hello Community,

I’m currently working with Talend Studio 2025-08, and I’ve noticed that in the tHTTPClient component, the “Returned content” dropdown does not show the option “Download file only”

According to the Talend documentation, this setting should be available (alongside Body, Headers and body, Status, headers and body) and is used together with “Download attachments” to download only the response file without returning the payload to the main flow

However, in my environment, the list only contains:

• Body
• Status, headers and body

No “Download file only” entry appears

What I’ve checked so far:

• The tHTTPClient component is available in my palette.
• I can see the “Download attachments” checkbox in the Basic settings
• The documentation (for 8.0 and later) still mentions “Download file only”.

My question:

How can I activate or enable the “Download file only” option in the Returned content list?

Is it controlled by a specific feature flag, component version, or patch level (e.g., introduced after a certain R2025 build) ?

Context:

I have migrated from 2024-03 to 2025-05, and I am now migrating to 2025-08. I’m downloading files larger than 120 MB, and when I try to download a single file (around 120 MB), I get a Java Heap Space error. I don’t want to increase the maximum allocated Java memory yet—I’d like to try other options first, because a 120 MB file should not require more than 1 GB of memory :

Exception in component FRK_DOWNLOAD_GRAPH_FILES_1_tHTTPClient_3 (tetzdzf)

org.talend.sdk.component.api.exception.ComponentException:

(java.lang.OutOfMemoryError) Java heap space

Thank you in advance for any clarification or guidance!

[Shicong_Hong · Accepted solution]

@PaSympa 

This option has been added since Studio R2025-09, for more details, please read KB article:

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Talend-Data-Integration-Why-is-the-quot...

Regards

Shicong

[PaSympa]

Hello @Shicong_Hong,
Thank you very much for the information!

I spent quite a bit of time searching through the documentation without being able to find this information. So it's a new feature in version R2025-09, which explains why I couldn't find it.

Thank you again for this clarification !