# Base64

The **Base64** file generator accepts a base64-encoded string, and returns a file containing the decoded value.

This generator is useful when producing images, or other binary content that cannot be represented with a JSON string.

## Options

This file generator accepts a base64-encoded string. It does not support any other options.

```json
{
  "base64": BASE64_ENCODED_VALUE
}
```

## Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Liquid" %}

```liquid
{% action "files" %}
  {
    "image_from_base64.jpg": {
      "base64": "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    }
  }
{% endaction %}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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