PIPELINE Web Development Beginner 1 step

Decode Basic Auth and Format JSON

Basic Auth uses Base64-encoded credentials. Decoding reveals username:password. JSON formatting structures them.

What it solves

Decode Basic Auth header then format credentials as JSON.

Input → Output

Basic Auth Decode input → Basic Auth Decode output across 1 step.

Runs in

1–2 minutes · fully local in your browser.

Before you start

A Basic Auth header value

The pipeline

1 Basic Auth Decode basic-auth-decode

Basic Auth Decode — pure client-side tool. Privacy-first, no server round-trip.

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Input data

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Basic Auth Decodebasic-auth-decode

Sample input

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Expected output

user:pass

This pair is executed against the real tools at build time (tests/unit/recipes.test.ts) — the expected output is verified, not illustrative.

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Tools used

Basic Auth Decode

Basic Auth Decode — pure client-side tool. Privacy-first, no server round-trip.

Format, minify, or sort JSON online. Free, private, and 100% client-side.