# Http Get a File for CSV replacing unicode characters

**URL:** <https://community.make.com/t/http-get-a-file-for-csv-replacing-unicode-characters/74244>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** string-functions, html\
**Created:** [March 6, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/http-get-a-file-for-csv-replacing-unicode-characters/74244 "2025-03-06T18:10:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![natemjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@natemjones](https://community.make.com/u/natemjones)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/http-get-a-file-for-csv-replacing-unicode-characters/74244/1 "2025-03-06T18:10:25Z")

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I’m using the Html Get a File module to pull a CSV that contains unicode characters. The extended characters are substituted for U+FFFD (diamond question mark). I’ve tried converting the encoding and toString, but can’t figure out how to preserve the characters. If I paste the contents of the CSV into a Set Variable module, it works fine. If I manually download the file, the characters are intact.

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Is there a way to control the encoding on Get a File?

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**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/http-get-a-file-for-csv-replacing-unicode-characters/74244/2 "2025-06-04T17:12:28Z")

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