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# Base64Encode

## Overview

Encodes any string value. You can only decode any encoded string values using the specific server-side JavaScript function Base64Decode() and not any other Base64-encoded string values.

### Syntax

Base64Encode(1, 2)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description                                                             |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **1**   | string | **Required** | String to encode                                                        |
| **2**   | string |              | Character set to use when decoding string value, such as ASCII or UTF-8 |

## Example

```
<script runat="server">
     var normalStr = Platform.Function.Lookup("ForBase64Info","ReceiptData","ReceiptKey","stringValue");
     var encodedStr = Platform.Function.Base64Encode(normalStr);
</script>
```