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deepak_shaw
Contributor
5 years ago

Unable to decode base64 value

Hi, I’m getting an encoded test from SNS which can decode base64 using online tool but when I use “Base64.decode($content)” in map i’m getting below error, can someone please help Failure: Unab...
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alchemiz
Contributor III
5 years ago

Hi Deepak,

Quick question, has the $content object has already been encoded to base64 (usually needs to encode since content is a binary)

Try, Base64.decode(Base64.encode($content))

Thanks

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deepak_shaw
Contributor
5 years ago

Thanks, It worked 😀

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    ptaylor
    Employee
    5 years ago

    Note: This is equivalent to $content. Also, our preview UI sometimes erroneously shows binary content as “Base64-encoded” when it’s actually not. It’s just an array of bytes. See Convert Base64 to HEX - #5 by ptaylor