Plugin update download API

There are two ways to download the plugin version programmatically:

1. Download the latest plugin update compatible with a certain product

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/pluginManager?action=download&id=<pluginXmlId> &build=<productCode>-<buildNumber>

To download a platform-specific plugin version, additionally specify the operating system and architecture:

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/pluginManager?action=download&id=<pluginXmlId> &build=<productCode>-<buildNumber> &os=<os> &arch=<arch>

Where

pluginXmlId is specified as a Plugin XML ID parameter on the right of the plugin's individual update page and in the plugin.xml.
productCode is a two-character product code (see product codes reference for more information.) It can be blank.
buildNumber is a build number of the IDE (specified in the About Dialog in the product, and in the release notes.)
os is the target operating system. Supported values are: Windows, MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Unix.
arch is the target CPU architecture. Supported values are: X86, X86_64, ARM32, ARM64

e.g. for Scala plugin (pluginXmlId=org.intellij.scala) & IntelliJ IDEA 2017.1 (productCode=IU, buildNumber=171.3780.107):

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/download?pluginId=<pluginXmlId> &version=<version>

Where

pluginXmlId is specified as a Plugin XML ID parameter on the right of the plugin's individual update page and in the plugin.xml.
version is a version of the plugin update.

e.g. for Scala plugin (pluginXmlId=org.intellij.scala) & Version 2017.1.15:

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