Function: base64.encode

Encodes given bytes to Base64 text.

Arguments

Arguments
data

bytes

The input to be encoded.

padding

boolean

Specifies whether padding characters should be used to align the output to a multiple of 4 bytes (default:true).

Returns

The encoded Base64 output, as a string.

Examples

For more information, seeReturning bytes.

# Encode message to JSON bytes, then encode bytes to Base64 text-init:assign:-project:'${sys.get_env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID")}'-topic:TOPIC_ID-message:hello:world-base64Msg:'${base64.encode(json.encode(message))}'-publish_message_to_topic:# publishes message to Pub/Sub topiccall:googleapis.pubsub.v1.projects.topics.publishargs:topic:'${"projects/"+project+"/topics/"+topic}'body:messages:-data:'${base64Msg}'

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Last updated 2026-02-19 UTC.