escape comma in ruby URI::HTTP library

Question

I'm using URI::HTTP library to build a URL I need to use to send to an endpoint.

ids = "12345,54504"

uri = URI::HTTP.build({
  :host => HOST,
  :path => '/endpoint',
  :query => {
    :ids => ids
  }.to_query,
})

The issue I am having is that the endpoint is expecting ids to be comma-separated. However, the URL that this builds replaces the comma with %2C. How do I get the url to just send the comma and not encode it.

`%2C` is the URL-encoded version of a comma. It is a universally valid and standard way to use a comma character in a query parameter, just as `%20` is the correct way to encode a space. The API endpoint should have no trouble decoding this correctly. If it can't, you should get in touch with the API provider so they can fix their API. — Jordan Running, Jan 21 '16 at 20:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 21 '16 at 20:15

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Don't worry the %2C is the URL-encoded of the comma.

You can try to create a route in your rails application and puts params[:ids], you will see your ids with the coma.

answered Jan 21 '16 at 20:15

LolWalid

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