buffer.from base64 code example

Example 1: base64 encode node js

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

Example 2: convert buffer to base64 javascript

var buffer = Buffer.from('hello');//create a buffer of the text "hello"
//right now, buffer == <Buffer 68 65 6c 6c 6f>
var string64 = buffer.toString('base64');
//the .toString operator can set encoding
//string64 == 'aGVsbG8='

Example 3: buffer from base64

const b64string = /* whatever */;
const buf = Buffer.from(b64string, 'base64');