This walkthrough turns an encoded API-style payload into readable JSON.
1. Open the workspace
Open serialize.dev. The app runs without an account or installation.
2. Add operations
Search the operation catalogue and add these operations in order:
- From Base64
- JSON Beautify
The recipe is a pipeline: output from the first operation becomes input to the second.
3. Add sample input
Paste this into Input:
eyJzdGF0dXMiOiJvayIsIml0ZW1zIjozLCJzb3VyY2UiOiJzZXJpYWxpemUifQ==With Auto Bake enabled, the output updates immediately:
{
"status": "ok",
"items": 3,
"source": "serialize"
}4. Inspect and save
Use the status bars to confirm text encoding, line count, byte length, and processing time. Then choose Save workflow, give it a name, and store it in the browser or copy the recipe text.
When the output is wrong
- If decoding produces binary bytes, remove JSON Beautify and inspect the raw output first.
- If the text uses a URL-safe alphabet, adjust the From Base64 alphabet option.
- If the payload has another wrapper, add the next decoder only after verifying the current layer.