The url_encode function converts characters of the input URL into a format that can be transmitted over the internet.

Syntax ​

url_encode( URL )

Arguments ​

• URL: Input URL (string).

Results ​

URL (string) converted into a format that can be transmitted over the internet.

Examples ​

This example encodes user names - for example, replacing spaces with their %20 hexadecimal equivalents:

dataset="cribl_internal_logs" source="file:///opt/cribl/log/access.log" user="*" 
| extend encodedName=url_encode(user)