URL encode/decode(Power Automate Desktop)
Learn how to perform URL encoding or decoding in Power Automate Desktop.
Steps
Use "Run JavaScript".
Encode
Use "encodeURI" if you do not want to encode meaningful characters in URLs such as "/" and "?"
If you want to encode them as well, use "encodeURIComponent".
WScript.StdOut.Write( encodeURI("text") );
WScript.StdOut.Write( encodeURIComponent("text") );
Running example.
| URL | https://www.samurai-emblem.com/?test=abc _() |
| encodeURI | https://www.samurai-emblem.com/?test=abc%20_() |
| encodeURIComponent | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samurai-emblem.com%2F%3Ftest%3Dabc%20_() |
Decode
decodeURI if it does not decode characters that make sense as URLs, such as "/" or "?
Use "decodeURI" if you do not want to decode meaningful URL characters such as "/" and "?".
If you want to decode them as well, use "decodeURIComponent".
WScript.StdOut.Write( decodeURI("text") );
WScript.StdOut.Write( decodeURIComponent("text") );
| URL | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samurai-emblem.com%2F%3Ftest%3Dabc%20_() |
| decodeURI | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samurai-emblem.com%2F%3Ftest%3Dabc _() |
| decodeURIComponent | https://www.samurai-emblem.com/?test=abc _() |
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