# Enconding Issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 8, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enconding-issue/2899 "2010-04-08T14:15:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Walendo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/walendo/32/3348_2.png) [@Walendo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Walendo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enconding-issue/2899/1 "2010-04-08T14:15:06Z")
Hi, I'm trying to PUT an index that is something like the String below (portuguese) which is in the ISO-8859-1 charset and the Elastic Server sends this error: JsonParseException[Invalid UTF-8 middle byte 0x6f\n at [Source: [B@dd8904; line: 6, column: 58]]; Is there anyway to tell the parser the appopriate encoding to use? { "previsao\_cidade" : { "codigo" : 6377,"previsao": { "data" : "08/04/2010", "nome\_dia" : "Quinta", "frase" : "Sol com muitas nuvens durante o dia e períodos de céu nublado. Noite com muitas nuvens.", "minima" : "23°C", "maxima" : "29°C", "probabilidade" : "0%", "precipitacao" : "0mm", "ico\_manha" : "2r", "ico\_tarde" : "2r", "ico\_noite" : "2rn", "uv" : "15", "dir\_vento" : "SSE", "int\_max\_vento" : "15 nós", "int\_vento" : "10 nós", "umidade" : "86 %", "solnascente" : "05h31", "solpoente" : "17h28" } } Thanks. Jorge ---
**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enconding-issue/2899/2 "2010-04-08T14:38:03Z")
Hiya > I'm trying to PUT an index that is something like the String below > (portuguese) which is in the ISO-8859-1 charset and the Elastic Server > sends this error: The JSON RFC ([http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt)) specifies that JSON must be encoded in Unicode. So if you're using ISO-8859\* in your application, then your JSON encoder (or you, before it reaches the JSON encoder) needs to convert your text to Unicode (eg UTF-8) and then will need to convert the results from Elasticsearch back into ISO-8859 ## clint Web Announcements Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, with company number 05608868, with registered address at 10 Arvon Road, London, N5 1PR. ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enconding-issue/2899/3 "2010-04-08T14:41:53Z")
Yep, elasticsearch only support unicode (UTF-8) for JSON and produces unicode. -shay.banon On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Clinton Gormley [clinton@iannounce.co.uk](mailto:clinton@iannounce.co.uk)wrote: > Hiya > > > I'm trying to PUT an index that is something like the String below > > (portuguese) which is in the ISO-8859-1 charset and the Elastic Server > > sends this error: > > The JSON RFC ([http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt)) specifies that JSON > must be encoded in Unicode. > > So if you're using ISO-8859\* in your application, then your JSON encoder > (or you, before it reaches the JSON encoder) needs to convert your text > to Unicode (eg UTF-8) and then will need to convert the results from > Elasticsearch back into ISO-8859 > > ## clint > > Web Announcements Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, > with company number 05608868, with registered address at 10 Arvon Road, > London, N5 1PR. ---
**Author:** ![Walendo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/walendo/32/3348_2.png) [@Walendo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Walendo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enconding-issue/2899/4 "2010-04-08T19:41:36Z")
Great! Thanks a lot. On 8 abr, 11:41, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > Yep, elasticsearch only support unicode (UTF-8) for JSON and produces > unicode. > > -shay.banon > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Clinton Gormley [clin...@iannounce.co.uk](mailto:clin...@iannounce.co.uk)wrote: > > > Hiya > > > > I'm trying to PUT an index that is something like the String below > > > (portuguese) which is in the ISO-8859-1 charset and the Elastic Server > > > sends this error: > > > The JSON RFC ([http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt)) specifies that JSON > > must be encoded in Unicode. > > > So if you're using ISO-8859\* in your application, then your JSON encoder > > (or you, before it reaches the JSON encoder) needs to convert your text > > to Unicode (eg UTF-8) and then will need to convert the results from > > Elasticsearch back into ISO-8859 > > > ## clint > > > > Web Announcements Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, > > with company number 05608868, with registered address at 10 Arvon Road, > > London, N5 1PR. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enconding-issue/2899/5 "2017-07-06T04:24:45Z")