URL Encoder/Decoder

URL-encode or decode a string

POST


                    api/v1/url-encode

URL-encode or decode a string

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Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`input`	string	Required	The input parameter
`action`	string	Required	The action parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "URL encode completed",
    "data": {
        "input": "hello world & foo=bar",
        "output": "hello+world+%26+foo%3Dbar",
        "action": "encode",
        "input_length": 21,
        "output_length": 25,
        "converted_at": "2025-05-19T12:00:00+00:00"
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X POST \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/url-encode" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/url-encode", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/url-encode");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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Common Use Cases

API query string building

Safely encode parameter values for inclusion in API query strings. Handle special characters that would break URL parsing.

Redirect URL construction

Encode callback URLs and redirect parameters for OAuth flows and authentication redirects where URLs are passed as parameters.

Deep link generation

Encode complex URLs for use in deep links, QR codes, or email tracking parameters where URL-safe encoding is required.

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