URLEncoding in query service of vCloud Director API

Hi,

Trying to use below vCloud Director Query Service API:

GET /api​/query​?type=vApp​&filter=%28vdcName%3D%3Dsikdervse%29​&format=records​

Getting below error:

Bad request: Expression %28vdcName%3D%3Dsikdervse%29 is not a comparison expression.

On the other hand I get successfull 200 OK for below call

GET /api/query?type=vApp&filter=(vdcName==sikdervse)&format=records

Only difference is that in first failing GET call, reserved characters like '(', '=', '=' & ')' are URLEncoded or Percent Encoded. Why is VCD throwing error when URLs are encoded using Percent encoding as per W3 standards. How can we make VCD accept encoded URLs?

Using vCloud Director 5.1.

Thanks,

Hemana

email: hemana.gouda@accenture.com