How do you URL encode parameters in Erlang?

Question

I\'m using httpc:request to post some data to a remote service. I have the post working but the data in the body() of the post comes through as is, without any URL-encoding

Answer 1

If someone need encode uri that works with utf-8 in erlang:

https://gist.github.com/3796470

Ex.

Eshell V5.9.1  (abort with ^G)

1> c(encode_uri_rfc3986).
{ok,encode_uri_rfc3986}

2> encode_uri_rfc3986:encode("テスト").
"%e3%83%86%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88"

3> edoc_lib:escape_uri("テスト").
"%c3%86%c2%b9%c3%88" # output wrong: ƹÈ