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A keyword cannot be created with a special character in the Rank Tracker

No keywords with special characters can be created. The special characters are missing in the keyword after it has been created.

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Written by Benjamin Weßel
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Symptom

For example, a keyword cannot be created with the ampersand in the Rank Tracker. After adding the keyword "Tim & Struppi", it is displayed in the list as "Tim 261 Struppi".

Cause

Keywords with the characters # , $ , & cannot be created in the Rank Tracker by the XOVI Suite.

Solution

Add the keyword using the API command.
Replace the special characters with the URL-encoded percent notation.
For example, to add the keyword "Tim & Struppi" in the Rank Tracker, the following API command can be used:
https://suite.xovi.net/api/monitor/addKeywords/<API-KEY>?projhash=<PROJ_HASH>&domains=>DOMAIN-HASH>&searchengines=1&devices=1&checkdays=mo&keywords=Tim%20%26%20Struppi

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