internet explorer - Blueimp file uploader with IE9

Question

I am uploading a file to a REST API using this plugin in an AngularJS application. When seconds after the 'fileuploaddone' event fires, I get a yellow notification from Internet Explorer saying: Would you like to save open the

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Answer 1

Iframe based uploads require a Content-type of text/plain or text/html for the JSON response - they will show an undesired download dialog if the iframe response is set to application/json.

Source: https://github.com/blueimp/jQuery-File-Upload/wiki/Setup#content-type-negotiation

You will need to set the right Content-Type as explained in the link above.