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How to use this block?

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:small_blue_diamond: Main use of Decode Text block

The block converts encoded strings (Base64, URI/URL, HTML entities) into normal text.
But it only works on text → so if you have a list, you need to decode each item separate

:small_blue_diamond: Example with a list

Suppose Firebase or Airtable gives you this list:

[“SGVsbG8=”, “V29ybGQ=”, “U29mdHdhcmU=”]

This is Base64 encoded.
If you use Decode Text on each item, you get:

[“Hello”, “World”, “Software”]

:small_blue_diamond: How to use in blocks

You’d do something like this

  1. Use a for each item in list block.

  2. Inside the loop, use Decode Text block on each item.

  3. Add the decoded result into a new list.

:small_blue_diamond: Example

for each item in list (encodedList)
set decodedItem = Decode Text (item, Base64)
add decodedItem to decodedList

Result:
decodedList = [“Hello”, “World”, “Software”]

-In short,

Decode Text works on single text.

For lists, you loop through items and decode each one.

Very useful when Firebase/Airtable sends Base64-encoded lists of data (like names, images, messages

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Do you have any things needed to this block?

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Why the list example? makes it all more complex :confused:

URL encoding converts characters into a format that can be transmitted over the Internet.

URI Decode receives to the right of the text encoded as “Hello+world%21%221” and returns to the left the decoded text “Hello world!!!”

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@RaYzZz when I was replying i forgot it’s decode tex, then I was thinking of decode JSON

This is useful when working with web APIs or links that send data in encoded format.

Have my apology @AppyBy_Sahil :green_heart:

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