URL Encoder / Decoder

URL Encoder / Decoder

When I run into problems with URLs, my URL Encoder / Decoder is my tool of choice to clean things up. This handy tool does everything for me: to encode special characters or decode a jumbled string.

What can it do?

Here’s how it helps me:

• We use this to encode URLs that equal special characters by replacing those characters with their percent-encoded equivalents (IE: spaces become %20).
• Converts encoded URLs back to plain text for easy readability
• Guarantees that URLs are properly encoded to be used in browsers, APIs, or HTTP calls.
• Easily manage large or hairy URLs — no sweat!

What do I use it for?

I typically use the URL Encoder / Decoder when:

• My URLs need to play nicely in web applications or APIs.
• Debugging issue of encoded url getting error
• I am constructing or evaluating query strings, and I want them to be error-free.
• And I have found a URL where I want to decode it to see what it got.

Example of how it works

Original URL to encode:

Encoded URL:

Encoded URL to decode:

Decoded URL:

I just copy my URL into the tool, hit encode or decode, and it handles everything. It’s a quick fix that saves me from hunting down encoding bugs or manually tweaking URLs.