# Unicode in participant name coming wrong

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-coming-wrong/85402>\
**Category:** Webinars\
**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-coming-wrong/85402 "2023-03-27T10:59:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![OCEM\_Team2\_iqvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@OCEM\_Team2\_iqvia](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/OCEM_Team2_iqvia)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-coming-wrong/85402/1 "2023-03-27T10:59:08Z")

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We are getting Replacement Character(�) from Zoom API End Point ([https://api.zoom.us/v2/webinars/:webinarId/registrants?page\_size=30&page\_number=1](https://api.zoom.us/v2/webinars/:webinarId/registrants?page_size=30&page_number=1)) and while going through dev forum [[Unicode in participant name appears wrong](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-appears-wrong/34935)] we found that You recommend we should consider replacing or encoding any characters prior to interacting with them via API.

Could you please guide us how we can achieve this.

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**Author:** ![donte.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/donte.zoom/32/24412_2.png) [@donte.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/donte.zoom)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-coming-wrong/85402/2 "2023-03-27T21:49:43Z")

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@OCEM_Team2_iqvia,

Thank you for posting in the Zoom Developer Forum. I reviewed the post you linked and it looks old so I don’t know if the same guidance would apply in this instance. To this point, can you share the API response (PII Omitted ) you are getting where you are getting Replacement Character(�)? Also, would you happen to know which character is being replaced as well?

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**Author:** ![OCEM\_Team2\_iqvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@OCEM\_Team2\_iqvia](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/OCEM_Team2_iqvia)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-coming-wrong/85402/3 "2023-03-28T15:07:34Z")

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@donte.zoom ,

Find the API response below.

{  
“page\_count”: 1,  
“page\_number”: 1,  
“page\_size”: 30,  
“total\_records”: 2,  
“registrants”: [  
{  
“id”: “{REDACTED}”,  
“first\_name”: “�scar”,  
“last\_name”: “lastName”,  
“email”: “Email”,  
“address”: “”,  
“city”: “”,  
“country”: “”,  
“zip”: “”,  
“state”: “”,  
“phone”: “”,  
“industry”: “”,  
“org”: “”,  
“job\_title”: “”,  
“purchasing\_time\_frame”: “”,  
“role\_in\_purchase\_process”: “”,  
“no\_of\_employees”: “”,  
“comments”: “”,  
“custom\_questions”: ,  
“status”: “approved”,  
“create\_time”: “2023-02-20T09:38:16Z”,  
“join\_url”: “[https://join](https://join) url”  
},  
{  
“id”: “{REDACTED}”,  
“first\_name”: "FirstName ",  
“last\_name”: “Jim�nez”,  
“email”: “Email”,  
“address”: “”,  
“city”: “”,  
“country”: “”,  
“zip”: “”,  
“state”: “”,  
“phone”: “”,  
“industry”: “”,  
“org”: “”,  
“job\_title”: “”,  
“purchasing\_time\_frame”: “”,  
“role\_in\_purchase\_process”: “”,  
“no\_of\_employees”: “”,  
“comments”: “”,  
“custom\_questions”: ,  
“status”: “approved”,  
“create\_time”: “2023-02-19T16:30:33Z”,  
“join\_url”: “[https://Url](https://Url)”  
}  
]

We are not able to identify which character it is replacing.

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**Author:** ![donte.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/donte.zoom/32/24412_2.png) [@donte.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/donte.zoom)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-coming-wrong/85402/4 "2023-03-28T17:57:59Z")

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That is strange! It looks like certain letters are being replaced. I am happy to test and submit a bug ticket if needed. Can you share if those letters have accent marks?

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**Author:** ![OCEM\_Team2\_iqvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@OCEM\_Team2\_iqvia](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/OCEM_Team2_iqvia)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unicode-in-participant-name-coming-wrong/85402/5 "2023-03-29T11:48:56Z")

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Hello @donte.zoom  
We are not creating the Zoom Webinars . Our client is creating and we are only consuming Zoom APIs to fetch those data for client requirements. We are not sure about accent marks.