# Convert base64 string to byte string

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/convert-base64-string-to-byte-string/15092>\
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**Created:** [July 11, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/convert-base64-string-to-byte-string/15092 "2018-07-11T11:39:47Z")\
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As there is no native kind of array in elixir, you can’t.

But at least there is the [`Base`](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Base.html#content) module, which allows you to decode base64 encoded stuff to a binary.

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