---
title: http.pathEscape() function
description: http.pathEscape() escapes special characters in a string (including /) and replaces non-ASCII characters with hexadecimal representations (%XX).
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/http/pathescape/
estimated_tokens: 1453
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# http.pathEscape() function

-   Flux 0.71.0+
-   View InfluxDB support

`http.pathEscape()` escapes special characters in a string (including `/`) and replaces non-ASCII characters with hexadecimal representations (`%XX`).

##### Function type signature

```js
(inputString: string) => string
```

For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).

## Parameters

### inputString

(Required) String to escape.

## Examples

-   [URL-encode a string](#url-encode-a-string)
-   [URL-encode strings in a stream of tables](#url-encode-strings-in-a-stream-of-tables)

### URL-encode a string

```js
import "http"

http.pathEscape(inputString: "Hello world!")// Returns "Hello%20world%21"

```

### URL-encode strings in a stream of tables

```js
import "http"
import "sampledata"

sampledata.string()
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with _value: http.pathEscape(inputString: r._value)}))
```

[](#view-example-input-and-output)

View example input and output

#### Input data

| _time | *tag | _value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | t1 | smpl_g9qczs |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | t1 | smpl_0mgv9n |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | t1 | smpl_phw664 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z | t1 | smpl_guvzy4 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z | t1 | smpl_5v3cce |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z | t1 | smpl_s9fmgy |

| _time | *tag | _value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | t2 | smpl_b5eida |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | t2 | smpl_eu4oxp |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | t2 | smpl_5g7tz4 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z | t2 | smpl_sox1ut |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z | t2 | smpl_wfm757 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z | t2 | smpl_dtn2bv |

#### Output data

| _time | _value | *tag |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | smpl_g9qczs | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | smpl_0mgv9n | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | smpl_phw664 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z | smpl_guvzy4 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z | smpl_5v3cce | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z | smpl_s9fmgy | t1 |

| _time | _value | *tag |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | smpl_b5eida | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | smpl_eu4oxp | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | smpl_5g7tz4 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z | smpl_sox1ut | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z | smpl_wfm757 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z | smpl_dtn2bv | t2 |