Network & DevOps ToolkitURL Encode / Decode
Percent-encode or decode URL components.
Useful for query strings, redirects and API parameters.
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Why do spaces become %20 or +?
Percent-encoding replaces reserved characters with %XX. In query strings a space is often encoded as + or %20 depending on the component.
When should I encode a full URL versus a component?
Encode individual components (a single query value) rather than the whole URL, so structural characters like ? & / aren't accidentally escaped.
Related tools
- Base64 Encode / Decode — for binary-in-text payloads.
- JSON Formatter — tidy the decoded JSON in a query param.
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