diff --git a/assets/js/api.js b/assets/js/api.js
index 36ea32214..232f6b1e6 100644
--- a/assets/js/api.js
+++ b/assets/js/api.js
@@ -685,8 +685,25 @@ export const refreshDispositionHistoryLink = (projectId, surveyId) => {
 
 export const triggerRespondentsResultFile = (projectId, surveyId, q) => 
   apiPostJSON(`projects/${projectId}/surveys/${surveyId}/respondents/results?${
+const downloadGeneratedFile = (sourceUrl) =>
+  apiFetch(sourceUrl, null, null).then((response) => {
+      response.json().then((data) => {
+        window.open(data.url)
+    })
+  }
+  )
+
+export const downloadRespondentsResultsFile = (projectId, surveyId, q) => 
+  downloadGeneratedFile(`projects/${projectId}/surveys/${surveyId}/respondents/results_csv?${
     (q && `&q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`) || ""
-  }`, null, null)
+  }`)
+export const downloadRespondentsDispositionHistoryFile = (projectId, surveyId) =>
+  downloadGeneratedFile(`projects/${projectId}/surveys/${surveyId}/respondents/disposition_history`)
+export const downloadRespondentsIncentivesFile = (projectId, surveyId) =>
+  downloadGeneratedFile(`projects/${projectId}/surveys/${surveyId}/respondents/incentives`)
+export const downloadRespondentsInteractionsFile = (projectId, surveyId) =>
+  downloadGeneratedFile(`projects/${projectId}/surveys/${surveyId}/respondents/interactions`)
+
 export const triggerRespondentsDispositionHistoryCSV = (projectId, surveyId) =>
   apiPostJSON(`projects/${projectId}/surveys/${surveyId}/respondents/disposition_history`, null, null)
 export const triggerRespondentsIncentivesCSV = (projectId, surveyId) =>
diff --git a/assets/js/components/respondents/RespondentIndex.jsx b/assets/js/components/respondents/RespondentIndex.jsx
index 6411d04df..c689e1bfb 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/respondents/RespondentIndex.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/components/respondents/RespondentIndex.jsx
@@ -121,25 +121,25 @@ class RespondentIndex extends Component<Props, State> {
     this.fetchRespondents(pageNumber - 1)
   }
 
-  downloadCSV(applyUserFilter = false) {
+  downloadResultsCSV(applyUserFilter = false) {
     const { projectId, surveyId, filter } = this.props
     const q = (applyUserFilter && filter) || null
-    api.triggerRespondentsResultFile(projectId, surveyId, q)
+    api.downloadRespondentsResultsFile(projectId, surveyId, q)
   }
   
   downloadDispositionHistoryCSV() {
     const { projectId, surveyId } = this.props
-    api.triggerRespondentsDispositionHistoryCSV(projectId, surveyId)
+    api.downloadRespondentsDispositionHistoryFile(projectId, surveyId)
   }
   
   downloadIncentivesCSV() {
     const { projectId, surveyId } = this.props
-    api.triggerRespondentsIncentivesCSV(projectId, surveyId)
+    api.downloadRespondentsIncentivesFile(projectId, surveyId)
   }
   
   downloadInteractionsCSV() {
     const { projectId, surveyId } = this.props
-    api.triggerRespondentsInteractionsCSV(projectId, surveyId)
+    api.downloadRespondentsInteractionsFile(projectId, surveyId)
   }
 
   sortBy(name) {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class RespondentIndex extends Component<Props, State> {
             { totalCount, filter }
           ),
           downloadLink: null,
-          onDownload: () => this.downloadCSV(true),
+          onDownload: () => this.downloadResultsCSV(true),
         }
         break
       case "results":
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class RespondentIndex extends Component<Props, State> {
             this.refreshResultsLink,
             "resultsLink"
           ),
-          onDownload: () => this.downloadCSV(),
+          onDownload: () => this.downloadResultsCSV(),
         }
         break
       case "disposition-history":
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class RespondentIndex extends Component<Props, State> {
       const downloadButton = (
         <div className="file-download">
           <Tooltip text={t("Download file")}>
-            <a className="black-text">
+            <a className="black-text" onClick={item.onDownload}>
               <i className="material-icons">get_app</i>
             </a>
           </Tooltip>
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class RespondentIndex extends Component<Props, State> {
     const ownerOrAdmin = userLevel == "owner" || userLevel == "admin"
 
     return (
-      <Modal id={`downloadCSV`} confirmationText="Download CSV" card>
+      <Modal id="downloadCSV" confirmationText="Download CSV" card>
         <div className="card-title header">
           <h5>{t("Download CSV")}</h5>
           <p>{t("Choose the data you want to download")}</p>
diff --git a/lib/ask_web/controllers/respondent_controller.ex b/lib/ask_web/controllers/respondent_controller.ex
index 2a38f1551..7926cc177 100644
--- a/lib/ask_web/controllers/respondent_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/ask_web/controllers/respondent_controller.ex
@@ -729,6 +729,30 @@ defmodule AskWeb.RespondentController do
     conn
   end
 
+  # FIXME: this function should return the proper file URL/path
+  defp generated_file_url(%{id: survey_id}, {:results, _filter}), do: "/?some-thingy"
+  defp generated_file_url(%{id: survey_id}, :disposition_history), do: "#dispositon_history"
+  defp generated_file_url(%{id: survey_id}, :incentives), do: "#incentives-#{survey_id}"
+  defp generated_file_url(%{id: survey_id}, :interactions), do: "#interactions-#{survey_id}"
+
+  defp file_redirection(conn, survey, file_type) do
+    file_url = generated_file_url(survey, file_type)
+
+    render(conn, "file-redirect.json",
+      file_url: file_url
+    )
+  end
+
+  def results_csv(conn, %{"project_id" => project_id, "survey_id" => survey_id} = params) do
+    project = load_project(conn, project_id)
+    survey = load_survey(project, survey_id)
+
+    filter = RespondentsFilter.parse(Map.get(params, "q", ""))
+    filter = add_params_to_filter(filter, params)
+
+    file_redirection(conn, survey, {:results, filter})
+  end
+
   def trigger_results(conn, %{"project_id" => project_id, "survey_id" => survey_id} = params) do
     project = load_project(conn, project_id)
     survey = load_survey(project, survey_id)
@@ -766,6 +790,15 @@ defmodule AskWeb.RespondentController do
     filter
   end
 
+  def generate_disposition_history(conn, %{"project_id" => project_id, "survey_id" => survey_id}) do
+    project = load_project(conn, project_id)
+    survey = load_survey(project, survey_id)
+
+    SurveyResults.generate_disposition_history_file(survey.id)
+
+    conn |> render("ok.json")
+  end
+
   def disposition_history(conn, %{"project_id" => project_id, "survey_id" => survey_id}) do
     project = load_project(conn, project_id)
     survey = load_survey(project, survey_id)
@@ -774,8 +807,7 @@ defmodule AskWeb.RespondentController do
     # and add another log when actually downloading?
     ActivityLog.download(project, conn, survey, "disposition_history") |> Repo.insert()
 
-    SurveyResults.generate_disposition_history_file(survey_id)
-    conn |> send_resp(200, "OK")
+    file_redirection(conn, survey, :disposition_history)
   end
 
   def incentives(conn, %{"project_id" => project_id, "survey_id" => survey_id}) do
@@ -793,6 +825,24 @@ defmodule AskWeb.RespondentController do
     # and add another log when actually downloading?
     ActivityLog.download(project, conn, survey, "incentives") |> Repo.insert()
 
+    file_redirection(conn, survey, :incentives)
+  end
+
+  def generate_incentives(conn, %{"project_id" => project_id, "survey_id" => survey_id}) do
+    project =
+      conn
+      |> load_project_for_owner(project_id)
+
+    survey =
+      project
+      |> assoc(:surveys)
+      |> where([s], s.incentives_enabled)
+      |> Repo.get!(survey_id)
+
+    # TODO: We just change this for "trigger generation" 
+    # and add another log when actually downloading?
+    ActivityLog.download(project, conn, survey, "incentives") |> Repo.insert()
+
     SurveyResults.generate_incentives_file(survey_id)
     conn |> send_resp(200, "OK")
   end
@@ -805,6 +855,17 @@ defmodule AskWeb.RespondentController do
     # and add another log when actually downloading?
     ActivityLog.download(project, conn, survey, "interactions") |> Repo.insert()
 
+    file_redirection(conn, survey, :interactions)
+  end
+
+  def generate_interactions(conn, %{"project_id" => project_id, "survey_id" => survey_id}) do
+    project = load_project_for_owner(conn, project_id)
+    survey = load_survey(project, survey_id)
+
+    # TODO: We just change this for "trigger generation" 
+    # and add another log when actually downloading?
+    ActivityLog.download(project, conn, survey, "interactions") |> Repo.insert()
+
     SurveyResults.generate_interactions_file(survey_id)
     conn |> send_resp(200, "OK")
   end
diff --git a/lib/ask_web/router.ex b/lib/ask_web/router.ex
index 4e21cb474..5813b3530 100644
--- a/lib/ask_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/ask_web/router.ex
@@ -189,16 +189,19 @@ defmodule AskWeb.Router do
             pipe_through :api
 
             get "/results", RespondentController, :results, as: :get_respondents_results
-            
+            get "/results_csv", RespondentController, :results_csv
             post "/results", RespondentController, :generate_results, as: :respondents_results
 
+            get "/disposition_history", RespondentController, :disposition_history, as: :respondents_disposition_history
             post "/disposition_history", RespondentController, :generate_disposition_history,
-              as: :respondents_disposition_history
+              as: :generate_disposition_history
 
-            post "/incentives", RespondentController, :generate_incentives, as: :respondents_incentives
+            get "/incentives", RespondentController, :incentives, as: :respondents_incentives
+            post "/incentives", RespondentController, :generate_incentives, as: :generate_respondents_incentives
 
+            get "/interactions", RespondentController, :interactions, as: :respondents_interactions
             post "/interactions", RespondentController, :generate_interactions,
-              as: :respondents_interactions
+              as: :generate_respondents_interactions
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/ask_web/views/respondent_view.ex b/lib/ask_web/views/respondent_view.ex
index 8bae12d80..1b1985e1f 100644
--- a/lib/ask_web/views/respondent_view.ex
+++ b/lib/ask_web/views/respondent_view.ex
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ defmodule AskWeb.RespondentView do
     %{data: %{}}
   end
 
+  def render("file-redirect.json", %{file_url: url}) do
+    %{url: url}
+  end
+
   def render("respondent.json", %{
         respondent: respondent,
         partial_relevant_enabled: partial_relevant_enabled
@@ -269,6 +273,8 @@ defmodule AskWeb.RespondentView do
       percent: percentage
     }
   end
+  
+  def render("ok.json", _), do: %{status: :ok}
 
   defp render_index_meta(%{respondents_count: respondents_count, index_fields: index_fields}),
     do: %{