# URL Decode

Converts URI/URL percent-encoded characters back to their raw values. For example, `%3d` becomes `=`. URL Decode lives in the **Data format** category of the `fx` menu. See [percent-encoding](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-2.1) for format details.

## Parameter

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Default | Description                                            |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Input     | string | yes      | —       | Value to transform. Previous step output or a literal. |

`Input` is the primary value (previous step output or a literal).

## Returned value

| Type     | Description                              |
| -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `string` | Result of the URL Decode transformation. |

## Example

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<summary>Decode a percent-encoded string</summary>

Convert URI percent-encoded characters back to their raw values.

1. Set **Input** to the encoded string. Paste:

   ```text title="Input"
   a%3db%26c%3dd
   ```

2. Confirm **Output value** is the decoded text (for example `a=b&c=d`).

</details>