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Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

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Hi,

I have a POST request to create a customer with special characters in its name using API. I created an API page of customer and published it. 

When I am sending a POST request with special characters, its not creating it correctly. I am testing with Postman and below are my results.

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How can this be done? Do I need to add any header value?


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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    21,788 Moderator on at

    Hi,

    Try to add below method in your Header Tab?

    Accept-Charset  'UTF-8'

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  • Ramiz Profile Picture
    597 on at

    Hi Nitin Verma 

    Thanks for your response.

    I have tried that but doesn't work.


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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    21,788 Moderator on at

    Give me your special characters in Txt format, let me try my side.

    Thanks

  • Ramiz Profile Picture
    597 on at

    Hi.

    Its CANON ESPAÑA Nº1 5 â‚¬.

    I am using it with Customer API as a name of Customer

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    DAnny3211 Profile Picture
    11,407 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    hi

    look this

    community.dynamics.com/.../api-filter-with-characters-in-display-name

    DAniele

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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    21,788 Moderator on at

    In My side its working fine.

    Also its seems me wrong the url you are working

    the correct url is - api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/.../customers

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  • Ramiz Profile Picture
    597 on at

    Hi Nitin Verma

    I can see its working at your end. Have you used the standard customer api page? I am testing it with a custom created api page.

    Could that be the issue?

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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    21,788 Moderator on at

    Yes, I am doing with standard one, if you are using custom one, you need to check what is wrong your side.

    Thanks.

  • Ramiz Profile Picture
    597 on at

    Hi Nitin Verma 

    Its a strange thing for me but the problem got solved by putting the field name in LOWERCASE letters.

    previously my Json body was

    {
        "Name": "CANON ESPAÑA Nº1 5 €"
    }

    After changing it to the LOWERCASE it works fine.

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    Thanks

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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    21,788 Moderator on at

    Its strange. Are you using standard Customer table behind the API?

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