diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/api/utils/QueryStringBuilder.java b/qqq-backend-module-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/api/utils/QueryStringBuilder.java
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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.api.utils;
+
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.Pair;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Utility for building a query string - taking care of things like:
+ ** - do I need the "?"
+ ** - do I need a "&"
+ ** - urlEncoding params (depending on which method you call: (name, value) does
+ **   encode -- (pair) does not.)
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class QueryStringBuilder
+{
+   private List<Pair<String, String>> pairs = new ArrayList<>();
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Assumes both name and value have NOT been previous URL Encoded
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void addPair(String name, Serializable value)
+   {
+      String valueString = urlEncode(ValueUtils.getValueAsString(value));
+      pairs.add(new Pair<>(urlEncode(name), valueString));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Assumes both name and value have NOT been previous URL Encoded
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QueryStringBuilder withPair(String name, Serializable value)
+   {
+      addPair(name, value);
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Assumes both parts are already properly uri encoded
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void addPair(String pair)
+   {
+      String[] parts = pair.split("=", 2);
+      if(parts.length == 1)
+      {
+         pairs.add(new Pair<>(parts[0], ""));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         pairs.add(new Pair<>(parts[0], parts[1]));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Assumes both parts are already properly uri encoded
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QueryStringBuilder withPair(String pair)
+   {
+      addPair(pair);
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String toQueryString()
+   {
+      if(pairs.isEmpty())
+      {
+         return ("");
+      }
+
+      return ("?" + pairs.stream().map(p -> p.getA() + "=" + p.getB()).collect(Collectors.joining("&")));
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public String toString()
+   {
+      return (toQueryString());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private String urlEncode(Serializable s)
+   {
+      return (URLEncoder.encode(ValueUtils.getValueAsString(s), StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-api/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/api/utils/QueryStringBuilderTest.java b/qqq-backend-module-api/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/api/utils/QueryStringBuilderTest.java
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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.api.utils;
+
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Unit test for QueryStringBuilder
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class QueryStringBuilderTest
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testEmpty()
+   {
+      assertEquals("", new QueryStringBuilder().toQueryString());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testSimpleWithoutAnd()
+   {
+      QueryStringBuilder queryStringBuilder = new QueryStringBuilder();
+      queryStringBuilder.addPair("foo", 1);
+      assertEquals("?foo=1", queryStringBuilder.toQueryString());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testSimpleWithAnd()
+   {
+      QueryStringBuilder queryStringBuilder = new QueryStringBuilder();
+      queryStringBuilder.addPair("foo", 1);
+      queryStringBuilder.addPair("bar=2");
+      assertEquals("?foo=1&bar=2", queryStringBuilder.toQueryString());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testFluent()
+   {
+      assertEquals("?foo=1&bar=2", new QueryStringBuilder()
+         .withPair("foo", 1)
+         .withPair("bar=2")
+         .toQueryString());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testEncoding()
+   {
+      QueryStringBuilder queryStringBuilder = new QueryStringBuilder();
+      queryStringBuilder.addPair("percent", "99%"); // % should get encoded to %25
+      queryStringBuilder.addPair("and=this%26that"); // %26 should stay as-is -- not be re-encoded.
+      assertEquals("?percent=99%25&and=this%26that", queryStringBuilder.toQueryString());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testPairWithoutValue()
+   {
+      QueryStringBuilder queryStringBuilder = new QueryStringBuilder();
+      queryStringBuilder.addPair("name1");
+      queryStringBuilder.addPair("name2=");
+      assertEquals("?name1=&name2=", queryStringBuilder.toString());
+   }
+
+}
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