The url_encode function converts characters of the input URL into a format that can be transmitted over the internet.

Syntax

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`url_encode( URL )`

Arguments

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• URL: Input URL (string).

Results

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URL (string) converted into a format that can be transmitted over the internet.

Examples

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This example encodes user names - for example, replacing spaces with their %20 hexadecimal equivalents:

dataset="cribl_internal_logs" source="file:///opt/cribl/log/access.log" user="*" 
| extend encodedName=url_encode(user)