In order to encode a string or a URL in Ruby, you can use the CGI::Escape method. This method will escape or encode the string or URL in Ruby.

How to encode a string or a URL in RUBY

require 'cgi'

url_encoded_string = CGI.escape("Enc@de my Str!ng in @Ruby")

puts url_encoded_string

Output:

# Output
Enc%40de%20my%20Str%21ng%20in%20%40Ruby

Similarly, if we want to decode a string or URL in Ruby, we can make sue of the CGI::Unescape method. This method will unescape or decode the string or URL in Ruby.

How to decode a string or a URL in RUBY

require 'cgi'

url_decoded_string = CGI.unescape("Dec%40de%20my%20Str%21ng%20in%20%40Ruby")

puts url_encoded_string

Output:

# Output
Dec@de my Str!ng in @Ruby

Related Decoding techniques:

• URL decoding with Javascript
• URL decoding with Python
• URL decoding with Ruby
• URL decoding with Java
• URL decoding with Golang

Related Encoding techniques:

• URL encoding with Javascript
• URL encoding with Python
• URL encoding with Ruby
• URL encoding with Java
• URL encoding with Golang

There are many applications that require you to encode your URL into a format that the systems can understand. If you wish to encode a URL, check out our free online URL Encoder.

Some systems communicate with encoded URLs, so you may need to decode a URL. If you want to decode a URL online, we have our free online URL Decoder.