URL Encoder
Encode and decode URL parameters, links, and query strings to ensure safe web data transmissions.
How to use the URL Encoder
URL encoding safely translates characters that have special meaning in URLs. Paste your URL or query parameters and encode them to ensure they can be safely transmitted over the internet.
Understanding URL Parsing
URLs can only be sent over the Internet using the ASCII character-set. Because URLs often contain characters outside the ASCII set, the URL has to be converted into a valid ASCII format. URL encoding replaces unsafe ASCII characters with a "%" followed by two hexadecimal digits.
When should you Encode URLs?
You must URL-encode data when passing values via query strings in GET requests. For example, spaces become %20, and special characters like & or ? are escaped so they don't break the URL structure. Use this tool to quickly debug broken links or safely construct API request endpoints.