# Restful problem: sending arguments containing slash (/)

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/restful-problem-sending-arguments-containing-slash/17547>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [October 15, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/restful-problem-sending-arguments-containing-slash/17547 "2013-10-15T10:29:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![m.vanklink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@m.vanklink](https://forum.servoy.com/u/m.vanklink)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/restful-problem-sending-arguments-containing-slash/17547/1 "2013-10-15T10:29:43Z")

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Suppose I want to send an argument containing a slash (/) to a restful service, I am doing this with the following piece of code:

```auto
var _url = 'http://localhost:8080/servoy-service/rest_ws/my_services/my_services_form/my_service/argument1=' + encodeURIComponent('blabla/blabla')
var _res = plugins.http.getPageData(_url)

```

Variable \_url will have the following value:

```auto
"http://localhost:8080/servoy-service/rest_ws/my_services/my_services_form/my_service/argument1=blabla%2fblabla"

```

But the ws\_read method is not even triggered (if I leave out the slash, the method is triggered). Is this a bug or is it not possible to send an argument containing a slash (or maybe other special characters) in this way. I’m using Servoy 5.2.16.