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JSON Escaping and Encoding/Prefer UTF-8 encoded JSON

UTF-8 is the de facto standard for JSON payloads.

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Section: Encoding pitfalls

Prefer UTF-8 encoded JSON

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Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Explanation

Most modern APIs and parsers assume UTF-8.

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