Unicode character in CRM API

Unicode character in CRM API

Hi!
I get a stuck, i try to insert data into Zoho CRM from creator using POST method.
my field contain German character with umlaut ( ä,  ë) .
I try different way  with Ä %E4 in any combination  ...
Also trying to use  <![CDATA[ ]]>  but can't get it work.
Does anyone know how to solve this issue?
  1. post = map();
  2. postStr = "<Contacts><row no=\"1\">";
  3. postStr = postStr +"<FL val=\"letzte Telefonnotitz\"><![CDATA[ä]]></FL>";
  4. postStr = postStr + "</row></Contacts>";
  5. url = "https://crm.zoho.com/crm/private/json/Contacts/updateRecords?authtoken=" + thisapp.Token() + "&scope=crmapi&id=1073052000000176685&xmlData=" + postStr;
  6. resp = postUrl(url, post,false);
  7. info resp;
Integration API works fine, but it has no Calls module in list.