Encoding

Insomnia automatically encodes special characters in request URLs. Auto-encoding can cause issues for some users who want to send non-encoded special characters.

Check the exact request URL sent using the Timeline tab.

Upon sending a request, check the Timeline tab to see the encoded values sent.

Troubleshoot Special Character Issues

The following are options for troubleshooting special character issues.

• Encode your own request URL using an encoding tool like urlencoder or W3Schools.
• Disable automatic encoding completely (likely too disruptive of a change) In this scenario, there could be a Template Tag for encoding values explicitly
• Add option on each query parameter to enable or disable encoding
• Add global workspace-level setting to enable or disable encoding
• Have a character allowlist for encoding
• Use the Insomnia encoder plugin