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# fromBase64

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## fromBase64(base64String: String): Binary

Transforms a Base64 string into a binary value.

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>base64String</code></p></td><td><p>The Base64 string to transform.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example takes a Base64 encoded string and transforms it into a binary value. This example
assumes that the `payload` contains the Base64 string generated from an image in example
[toBase64](https://docs.mulesoft.com/dataweave/2.12/dw-binaries-functions-tobase64#toBase64-example). The output of this function is a binary
value that represents the image generated in example
[toBase64](https://docs.mulesoft.com/dataweave/latest/dw-binaries-functions-tobase64).

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import * from dw::core::Binaries
output application/octet-stream
---
fromBase64(payload)
```