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category: [Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend]
keyword: [Extend, PMD Scripting, Scripts]
nav: wcp_docs
parent_url: /wcp_docs/
title: urlDecode ( )
layout: subsection
---

## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Decodes the given URL string as a standard UTF-8 URL.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`String`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Instance Method Syntax

```
thisString.urlDecode()
```

<b>Example</b>

`'foo+bar'.urlDecode()`

Returns `foo bar`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5d"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
string:urlDecode(url)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>url</td><td>A URL string to decode using the UTF-8 standard</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

`string:urlDecode('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.workday.com%2Ftest%3Fparam%3D123')`

Returns `'http://www.workday.com/test?param=123'`

### Related Information

[urlEncode ( )](/wcp_docs/fhz1526275637049.html)