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.

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

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Nitin Verma 21,091 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

You can ignore to define the caption of field here.
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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

I am using standard customer table behind the API but what I noticed, In my API page it was mentioned as name not Name.

I think its case sensitive but for now it works.
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Nitin Verma 21,091 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

Its strange. Are you using standard Customer table behind the API?
Ramiz 326 on at

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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

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.

Thanks
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Nitin Verma 21,091 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

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

Thanks.
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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

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 21,091 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

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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DAnny3211 9,272 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

hi

look this

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

DAniele
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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

Hi.

Its CANON ESPAÑA Nº1 5 €.

I am using it with Customer API as a name of Customer
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Nitin Verma 21,091 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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RE: Insert Customer Name with Special Characters using API Page

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

Thanks