URL encoder/decoder

You can encode and decode URLs online with this free tool, ensuring proper treatment of special characters, spaces, and non-ASCII symbols in web addresses and query strings.

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How to Use index.ph's URL Decode Tool

Easily handle URL encoding and decoding - in one step. Just paste your URL and copy the result!

How the URL Encoder/Decoder Works

This URL encoder changes characters to a safe format for transmitting over the internet. This ensures that systems can handle special characters, spaces, and symbols in web addresses and query strings. For example, spaces are converted to %20, and special characters are changed to their respective percent-encoded values.

Transformed URLs help merge data more efficiently in web applications and APIs, ensuring data integrity during processing in different programming languages. They facilitate easier data sharing and exchange between different systems and platforms by properly handling cases where a character is percent encoded. This includes special characters, non-ASCII symbols, and spaces. The tool efficiently manages query strings and key value pairs, making it ideal for various web applications.

Debugging Encoded URLs

Decoded URLs are easier to read and necessary to troubleshoot issues or understand how data is being passed through query strings. Decoded URLs are essential for debugging because they reveal the actual values being transmitted.

FAQs

• How to encode URL online?
  Use our online tool by pasting the URL into the input box and copying the output.
• What is URL encoding?
  Converting characters into a format that can be transmitted over the internet, replacing unsafe ASCII characters with a "%" followed by two hexadecimal digits.
• Why is URL encoding important?
  URL encoding ensures that special characters, spaces, and non-ASCII symbols are correctly transmitted in web addresses and query strings, avoiding errors during data exchange.
• Can I use this tool for query strings?
  Yes, our tool can encode and decode query strings, making it useful for web applications and APIs.
• What is URL encoding vs decoding?
  The former converts special characters in a URL to a format that can be transmitted over the internet, while decoding converts them back to their original format.
• What is the decode %40 to?
  The "%40" in a URL is decoded to "@".
• What is %25 in URL?
  The "%25" in a URL is decoded to "%".
• Is URL encoding UTF-8?
  Yes, URL encoding typically uses UTF-8 encoding to convert characters.
• What is %20 URL encode?
  The "%20" in a URL is decoded to a space character.