---
page_type: error
code: 53202
message: "53202: Participant identity contains invalid characters"
level: ERROR
product: Programmable Video
---

### 53202: Participant identity contains invalid characters

Raised whenever a Participant identity contains invalid characters.

#### Causes

- The Participant identity contains an invalid UTF-8 byte sequence.

#### Solutions

- Choose a Participant identity that is a valid UTF-8 string.