diff --git a/.changeset/light-spiders-move.md b/.changeset/light-spiders-move.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9679ef656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-spiders-move.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@openfn/language-common': minor
+---
+
+Common util functions `encode` and `decode` can now take a JavaScript object and
+stringify
diff --git a/packages/common/src/util/base64.js b/packages/common/src/util/base64.js
index 810f8cea0..86db0ff9d 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/util/base64.js
+++ b/packages/common/src/util/base64.js
@@ -1,26 +1,63 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
 /**
- * Encodes a given string into Base64 format.
+ * Encodes a given string or Javascript object into Base64 format.
  * @function
  * @public
  * @namespace util
- * @param {string} data - The string to be encoded.
+ * @param {string | object} data - The string or object to be encoded.
+ * @param {object} options - Options.
  * @returns {string} - The Base64 encoded string.
  * @example <caption>Encode a string</caption>
- * const encoded = encode('Hello World');
+ * const encodedString = encode('Hello World');
  * console.log(encoded); // Output: SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=
+ * @example <caption>Encode an object</caption>
+ * const encodedObject = encode({name: 'Jane Doe'})
+ * console.log(encodedObject); //output eyJuYW1lIjoiSmFuZSBEb2UifQ==
+ * @example <caption>To skip the JSON stringification step</caption>
+ * const encodedObject = encode('Hello World', {parseJson: false})
  */
-export const encode = data => Buffer.from(data, 'utf-8').toString('base64');
+export const encode = (data, options = {parseJson: true}) => {
+  let str = data;
 
-/**
+  if(typeof data !== "string" && options.parseJson){
+    try {
+      str = JSON.stringify(str);
+    } catch (e){
+      console.log(e.message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Buffer.from(str, 'utf-8').toString('base64');
+}
+
+/**4
  * Decodes a Base64 encoded string back to its original format.
  * @function
  * @public
  * @namespace util
  * @param {string} base64Data - The Base64 encoded string.
- * @returns {string} - The decoded string.
+ * @param {object} options - Options.
+ * @returns {string | object} - The decoded string or JavaScript Object.
  * @example <caption>Decode a Base64 string</caption>
  * const decoded = decode('SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=');
- * console.log(decoded); // Output: Hello World
+ * @example <caption>Decode a Base64 JSON object to a standard JavaScript object</caption>
+ * const decoded = decode('eyJuYW1lIjoiSmFuZSBEb2UifQ==');
+ * console.log(decoded); // Output: {name: 'Jane Doe'}
+ * @example <caption>To skip the JSON stringification step</caption>
+ * const decodedString = decode('Hello World', {parseJson: false})
  */
-export const decode = base64Data =>
-  Buffer.from(base64Data, 'base64').toString('utf-8');
+export const decode = (base64Data, options = {parseJson: true}) =>{
+  let decodedValue = Buffer.from(base64Data, 'base64').toString('utf-8');
+
+  if((_.startsWith(decodedValue, '[') || _.startsWith(decodedValue, '{')) && options.parseJson) {
+    try {
+      decodedValue = JSON.parse(decodedValue);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(e.message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return decodedValue;
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/common/test/util/index.test.js b/packages/common/test/util/index.test.js
index eb7f91ddc..cea484550 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/util/index.test.js
+++ b/packages/common/test/util/index.test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ describe('encode', () => {
   it('should encode a string to Base64', () => {
     expect(encode('Hello World')).to.eql('SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=');
   });
+  it('should encode a string to Base64 while skipping the JSON stringification step', () => {
+    expect(encode('Hello World', {parseJson: false})).to.eql('SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=');
+  });
 
   it('should encode an empty string to Base64', () => {
     expect(encode('')).to.eql('');
@@ -29,13 +32,13 @@ describe('encode', () => {
   it('should encode emoji to Base64', () => {
     expect(encode('😀')).to.eql('8J+YgA==');
   });
-  it('should throw an error if the string is not a string', () => {
-    expect(() => encode(123)).to.throw(errorMsg);
-    expect(() => encode(true)).to.throw(errorMsg);
-    expect(() => encode(null)).to.throw(errorMsg);
-    expect(() => encode({})).to.throw(errorMsg);
+  it('should throw an error if a function is passed', () => {
     expect(() => encode(() => {})).to.throw(errorMsg);
   });
+  it('should encode a javascript object', () => {
+    const obj = {"name": "Jane Doe"}
+    expect(encode(obj)).to.eql("eyJuYW1lIjoiSmFuZSBEb2UifQ==");
+  });
 });
 
 describe('decode', () => {
@@ -52,8 +55,15 @@ describe('decode', () => {
   it('should decode a Base64 string back to its original string', () => {
     expect(decode('SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=')).to.eql('Hello World');
   });
+  it('should decode a Base64 string back to its original string without needing to JSON parse', () => {
+    expect(decode('SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=', {parseJson: false})).to.eql('Hello World');
+  });
 
   it('should decode an empty Base64 string', () => {
     expect(decode('')).to.eql('');
   });
+  it('should decode a JSON object into a standard javascript object', () => {
+    const obj = {name: "Jane Doe"}
+    expect(decode('eyJuYW1lIjoiSmFuZSBEb2UifQ==')).to.eql(obj);
+  });
 });