base64_decode_toguid()

Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel

Decodes a base64 string to a GUID.

Syntax

base64_decode_toguid(base64_string)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
base64_string	string	✔️	The value to decode from base64 to a GUID.

Returns

Returns a GUID decoded from a base64 string.

Example

Run the query

print Quine = base64_decode_toguid("JpbpECu8dUy7Pv5gbeJXAA==")  

Output

Quine
10e99626-bc2b-754c-bb3e-fe606de25700

If you try to decode an invalid base64 string, "null" will be returned:

Run the query

print Empty = base64_decode_toguid("abcd1231")

Related content

To encode a GUID to a base64 string, see base64_encode_fromguid().