encodeurl is a lightweight JavaScript utility for encoding URLs. It effectively encodes special characters in a URL to ensure proper interpretation by browsers and servers. The package handles characters like spaces, question marks, and ampersands, replacing them with their percent-encoded equivalents. Ideal for use in web applications and APIs where accurate and well-formed URLs are crucial for request routing and data retrieval, encodeurl prevents common URL parsing issues. Its simple API makes it easy to integrate into existing projects.
The npm package encodeurl saw initial releases in June 2016 (versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1) and a single release in January 2018 (1.0.2). After a long period of inactivity, version 2.0.0 was released in March 2024. There have been no releases since then, including through August 2025. The package has been mostly inactive since early 2018.
Encodeurl npm package downloads show a strong growth trend from March 2024 to August 2025, peaking at 312 million. September 2025 data, which is partial, shows a substantial drop to 62 million, suggesting a potential shift in usage or data collection anomalies for the current month.
