base64_decode_tostring()

Applies to: ✅ Microsoft FabricAzure Data ExplorerAzure MonitorMicrosoft Sentinel

Decodes a base64 string to a UTF-8 string.

Deprecated aliases: base64_decodestring()

Syntax

base64_decode_tostring(base64_string)

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Parameters

Name Type Required Description
base64_string string ✔️ The value to decode from base64 to UTF-8 string.

Returns

Returns UTF-8 string decoded from base64 string.

Example

print Quine=base64_decode_tostring("S3VzdG8=")

Output

Quine
Kusto

Trying to decode a base64 string that was generated from invalid UTF-8 encoding returns null:

print Empty=base64_decode_tostring("U3RyaW5n0KHR0tGA0L7Rh9C60LA=")

Output

Empty