EncodingError Code Solution
How to Fix Shopify CSV Error: Mojibake UTF-8 Encoding Corruption
Smart quotes, em-dashes, and accented characters render as garbled symbols (e.g. ’ instead of ').
Exact Shopify Importer Exception:
File contains corrupted characters or missing UTF-8 byte order mark
Root Cause Analysis
File saved with Windows-1252 / ISO-8859-1 encoding instead of UTF-8.
Manual Resolution Steps
- 1Re-save file with UTF-8 encoding in your editor or run through auto-cleaner.
Example Broken Payload Triggering This Error:
{
"Handle": "artisan-bread",
"Title": "Baker’s Organic Sourdough"
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