node js encode string to base64 code example

Example 1: nodejs string to base64

> console.log(Buffer.from("Hello World").toString('base64'));
SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=
> console.log(Buffer.from("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=", 'base64').toString('ascii'))
Hello World

Example 2: javascript base64 encode

var string = "Hello folks how are you doing today?";
var encodedString = btoa(string); // Base64 encode the String
var decodedString = atob(encodedString); // Base64 decode the String

Example 3: Encoding and Decoding Base64 Strings in Node.js

'use strict';

let data = 'stackabuse.com';
let buff = new Buffer(data);
let base64data = buff.toString('base64');

console.log('"' + data + '" converted to Base64 is "' + base64data + '"');