c# convert downloaded string with special language chars

Question

I'm retrieving from geonames the names of locations (that should have unconventional characters depending by the country): for example:

http://api.geonames.org/findNearbyPostalCodesJSON?lat=40.826523&lng=26.918055&radius=21&maxRows=24&username=demo

retrieve this:

{
    adminCode2: "8632559",
    adminCode1: "59",
    adminName2: "Malkara",
    lng: 26.964775,
    distance: "6.73594",
    countryCode: "TR",
    postalCode: "59300",
    adminName1: "Tekirdağ",
    placeName: "Çavuşköy",
    lat: 40.875728
},

and when I download with

var json = new System.Net.WebClient().DownloadString(url);

I get this:

{
    "adminCode2":"8632559",
    "adminCode1":"59",
    "adminName2":"Malkara",
    "lng":26.964775,
    "distance":"6.73594",
    "countryCode":"TR",
    "postalCode":"59300",
    "adminName1":"TekirdaÄŸ",
    "placeName":"Ã‡avuÅŸkÃ¶y",
    "lat":40.875728
},

any ideas on how to convert directly all the string to get the right names?

thanks in advance!

Have you try to use [encoding](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.webclient.encoding?view=netframework-4.8#System_Net_WebClient_Encoding)? — Hamid Reza Mohammadi, Apr 19 '20 at 10:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '20 at 10:52

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You can try to add header:

var client = new System.Net.WebClient();

client.Headers["Accept-Language"] = "tr-TR";

client.DownloadString(url);

answered Apr 19 '20 at 10:52

Adam Stawarek

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c# convert downloaded string with special language chars

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