S3 -> Redshift cannot handle UTF8

Question

We have a file in S3 that is loaded in to Redshift via the COPY command. The import is failing because a VARCHAR(20) value contains an Ä

Answer 1

You need to increase the size of your varchar column. Check the stl_load_errors table, see what is the actual field value length for the failed rows and accordingly increase the size. EDIT: Just realized this is a very old post, anyways if someone need it..