Query string get modified automatically by the browser how to get unmodified one?

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I am having an issue with query string. i send an activation link to email that link have a query string for example a user activation token. Her is an example of the link http://localhost:3000/#/activation?activation_code=27kVNlC4ShWuL4pkH3/FhVA==.However when i click on the link the browser automatically modify the query string to be http://localhost:3000/#/activation?activation_code=27kVNlC4ShWuL4pkH3%2FhVAwhich results in encryption error. Any idea how i can get the actual query string. i am using angular as front end and asp.net web API.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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The activation code you are embedding in your url is using reserved characters. See this question: What is a valid URL query string?

I would suggest you url encode the activation token before appending it to the url.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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answered Jul 15 '14 at 09:49

Matt Caton

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '14 at 09:49

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You need to URL encode your token. It's using reserved characters.

Don't forget to use encodeURIComponent() to encode all special characters.

answered Jul 15 '14 at 09:49

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 15 '14 at 11:42

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You can use this:

Server.UrlDecode(activation_code)

edited Jul 15 '14 at 11:42

Chris Forrence

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answered Jul 15 '14 at 10:19

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Query string get modified automatically by the browser how to get unmodified one?

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