# Encoding error when reading tag values from MQTT Broker

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/encoding-error-when-reading-tag-values-from-mqtt-broker/77929>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [August 16, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/encoding-error-when-reading-tag-values-from-mqtt-broker/77929 "2023-08-16T12:21:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mikko133](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Mikko133](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mikko133)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/encoding-error-when-reading-tag-values-from-mqtt-broker/77929/1 "2023-08-16T12:21:42Z")

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![CaptureMqttTags](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/4/e403c1ed333daae86e913847a3136451630a9452.png)  
I have connected my Ignition to MQTT Broker and trying to read tag values, but the tag values are looking like this. In custom namespace I have tried all the different encoding charsets, but nothing works, and UTF-8 should be the right.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/encoding-error-when-reading-tag-values-from-mqtt-broker/77929/2 "2023-08-16T12:38:51Z")

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Might be better to ask this on Cirrus Link's forum:

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