FROM_BASE64

Takes a string encoded with the base-64 encoded rules and returns the decoded result as a binary. The result is NULL if the argument is NULL or not a valid base-64 string.

Syntax

FROM_BASE64(<expr>)

Arguments

Return Type

BINARY

Examples

SELECT TO_BASE64('abc'), FROM_BASE64(TO_BASE64('abc')) as b, b::String;
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ to_base64('abc') │    b   │ b::string │
│      String      │ Binary │   String  │
├──────────────────┼────────┼───────────┤
│ YWJj             │ 616263 │ abc       │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘