The Encode Text action allows you to encode text into various different formats. Encoding is useful when a service (such as an external API) is only compatible with certain encoding formats.
Input Text
The input text is the base text value that will be encoded. This may be static text or a variable.
Encoding Method
The encoding method is the format of encoding that will be used on your text value. Below are listed the available formats that can be used to encode a text value using the Encode Text action:
| Format | Description | Example Output |
|---|
| Base64 | Helps prevent data corruption in JSON, HTTP Headers, etc. | SGVsbG8gVGhlcmU= |
| Base64URL | URL-safe version of Base64 that prevents corruption in URLs, query parameters, etc. | SGVsbG8gVGhlcmU |
| Hex | Converts to hexadecimal with a base-16 format for compacting and safety | 48656c6c6f205468657265 |
| UTF-8 | Efficient endocing format used for web services and multilingual compatibility | Hello There |
| ASCII | Standard binary integer used to represent English characters | Hello There |
| Binary | Foundational 2-bit encoding format used at the deepest levels of computing | 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100000 01010100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 |
Reference Variable
This variable allows you to refer to the result of the text encoding in future action blocks down your endpoint’s flow. This variable must be assigned a custom name.
Make your reference variable names as descriptive and unique as possible to prevent your endpoint flow from becoming cluttered. If a future variable is assigned the same name, the value of your reference variable will be overriden.
