Need Assistance with Sending Emojis from ActivePieces to MySQL Database

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Hello everyone,

I’m working with AP to insert data into a MySQL database, specifically into a table that stores reviews. The data includes text fields which may contain emojis. However, I’m encountering an issue where emojis are being replaced by ???? when inserted into the database.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  1. I’ve confirmed that the MySQL table uses utf8mb4_unicode_ci as the collation for the columns storing the review and response text.
  2. I’ve manually inserted data into the database using phpMyAdmin with emojis, and it works fine.
  3. The connection to MySQL from ActivePieces is set up, but emojis are still being sent as ????.

Questions:

  • Has anyone encountered this issue before when sending emojis through AP to MySQL?
  • Is there a specific setting or configuration in ActivePieces I might have missed that ensures proper UTF-8 encoding for emojis?
  • Are there any logs or debugging methods I can use to trace where the issue is happening in the flow?

Any advice or tips on resolving this would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!