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title: "Formatting and Escaping"
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# Formatting and Escaping

#### Escaping Body Parameters

Because body parameters are passed identical to how query string parameters are passed (& delimited, name=value pairs), including '&', '=', or '+' causes problems. Because of this, you will need to escape these characters.

CenPoint has a unique way to escape these:

- "&" => "~~and~~"
- "=" => "~~equals~~"
- "+" => "~~plus~~"

Example:

Body: custId=0000000043&tsDate=2020-06-03T00:00:00&workDesc=Scan **~~and~~** core 28 holes... rest of desc... contact Scott for questions&siteContFName=Scott&siteContLName=CenPoint&addr1=13134 S 5800 W&city=Herriman&state=UT

#### Formatting

For the API, need to post the date format must be in one of the following formats:

- 2020-06-03T00:00:00
- 06/03/2020 NOTE: if this format is used, it must be in MM/DD/YYYY format

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