Encode URL Special Characters

In SCAPI, the comma (,) is used as a value separator and percent sign (%) is used for URL encoding.

These characters are treated as reserved characters and must be additionally URL encoded in UTF-8 when used within the following resource identifiers for SCAPI requests:

• Request path parameters
• Query parameters

for example: productID, categoryID, and promotionID.

If a comma (,) or percent sign (%) is contained within resource identifiers in request path parameter values, the values must be additionally URL encoded in UTF-8. The following example shows a request for the productId resource identifier: "Flour,1KG":

When the client submits the request, the request is usually automatically encoded one more time by the HTTP library and sent to SCAPI:

SCAPI decodes the resource identifier in the request:

If a comma (,) or percent sign (%) is contained within resource identifiers in query parameter values, the values must be additionally URL encoded in UTF-8. The following example shows a request for the productId resource identifier: "Flour,1KG" and "1%Milk":

When the client submits the request, the request is usually automatically encoded one more time by the HTTP library and sent to SCAPI:

SCAPI decodes the resource identifier in the request: