Converts a string to a 256-bit hexadecimal SHA-2 hash.
note: SHA-256 is a one-way hash and isn't suitable for securely storing passwords or other sensitive data.
Availability
This helper is available in the Winter ’27 release of Marketing Cloud Next.
Syntax
{{sha256 STRING_TO_CONVERT charset=CHARSET}}
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
STRING_TO_CONVERT |
String | Required. The string to hash. |
charset |
String | The character set to use. Specify as a named parameter. Accepted values are UTF-8 and UTF-16. The default is UTF-8. |
Return Value
The function returns the 256-bit SHA-2 hash as a hexadecimal string.
Usage Example
This example hashes a string of text by using UTF-16 character encoding.
{{sha256 "This is a string of text." charset="UTF-16"}}
The function returns a hash of the string.
84b87f1ae08610f97a0bb6c228dd2289a54203c23ee2af17d617a1c1b4a0ab1a