XML to JSON for feeds, configs, and API handoffs
Enterprise exports, RSS items, SOAP responses, and old integration files still show up as XML long after the rest of the stack moved on. You need JSON for a REST call, a dashboard, or a Node script—and you usually need it today, not after you dig up the right npm flags. This page is an online XML to JSON converter that keeps both sides on screen: markup on the left, JSON on the right. Conversion runs locally in the browser, so you can convert an XML to JSON sample from a ticket without uploading customer data. When the document parses, output updates as you edit; when it does not, you see a plain error instead of a silent blank panel.
Transform XML to JSON online without the usual detours
A lot of converter sites ask you to upload, wait, then scroll to a output box at the bottom. That is fine for a one-line test, but painful when you are checking whether `@sku` landed correctly or whether repeated `<item>` nodes became an array. Here you stay in one workbench: fix a tag, glance right, keep going. Repeated sibling tags roll up into JSON arrays. Attributes map to prefixed keys (default `@`) so they do not fight with child element names. Mixed content—text plus inline elements—lands under a configurable text key (default `#text`) so your downstream code can tell characters apart from structure. If you have ever had to change XML to JSON by hand for a demo, those defaults are the same conventions most JavaScript XML to JSON libraries use, which means less surprise when you paste the result into an app.
Where this page pulls ahead is everything wrapped around the core transform. Paste damage is common: a log copied an attribute without quotes, or `&` sat unescaped in a description field. Use Repair XML on the toolbar to fix typical syntax problems, then convert again. On the right, Formatted JSON is always indented for reading; open the Minified tab when you want compressed JSON for a request body or a file on disk. JSON options let you rename the attribute prefix and text node key when your spec says `_attr` or `__text` instead of the defaults. When the structure still looks wrong, Preview in JSON Viewer sends the export to our tree and table views so you can walk paths before you commit the file to git. Nothing here replaces a full ETL job or schema validation suite. It is the bench you open when someone emails an XML excerpt and asks for JSON by end of day.
Back to the converterRepair, then convert
Mechanical XML mistakes block every parser. Repair handles many of them in one click so you are not stuck at line 1 before JSON appears.
Formatted and minified output
Read indented JSON in the Formatted tab; grab a compressed line from Minified when size or copy-paste into a header field matters.
Names your pipeline already expects
Adjust attribute prefix and text node key in JSON options instead of post-processing the file in another tool.
Converting from XML to JSON in one workbench
Side-by-side editing, repair, naming options, minified export, and a visual JSON check—without installing another app.
Built for real files, not just toy examples
Treat the workspace as an online xml to json converter you can keep open during a migration review. Import a `.xml` or `.svg` file, or paste from a Slack thread. The left panel is a plain text editor with validation status at the bottom—valid XML turns the banner green; invalid XML shows the parser message so you know what to fix. On the right, syntax-highlighted JSON mirrors the structure: objects for elements, arrays for repeated tags, strings for simple leaf nodes. Because parsing happens in the tab, you can work on a staging config on a machine that is not allowed to run random CLI tools. Teams that still maintain XSLT or legacy SOAP gateways often keep a tab like this for spot checks before they wire a new JSON endpoint. You get the speed of a script without looking up how you formatted `xml2js` last time, and you still see the XML source when a stakeholder asks why a field moved.
- Repair XML for unquoted attributes, bare ampersands, and broken closes before conversion runs.
- Switch to Minified JSON when you need a single-line payload for logs, webhooks, or storage.
- Set attribute prefix and text node key so output lines up with your JavaScript or backend parser.
- Open JSON Viewer from the toolbar to inspect paths, arrays, and nested objects visually.
How to convert XML to JSON on this page
Load XML and confirm it parses
Paste into the left panel or use Import file for `.xml`, `.svg`, or plain text that contains markup. Wait for the valid XML indicator. If parsing fails, read the error, fix the line by hand, or click Repair XML for common quote, ampersand, and closing-tag issues, then check again.
Set JSON options and pick an output tab
Open JSON options to change the attribute prefix (default `@`) and the text node key (default `#text`) when your consumer expects different property names. Use the Formatted tab for indented JSON while you review structure; switch to Minified when you need compressed JSON for an API body or a compact file.
Copy, download, or open JSON Viewer
Copy JSON to the clipboard, download `converted.json`, or choose Preview in JSON Viewer to explore the result in tree or table mode. That visual pass catches swapped nesting or a missing array before you paste the payload into Postman or a JavaScript test.
Parse XML to JSON online: questions people actually ask
Ready to convert XML to JSON?
Scroll to the workbench, paste your file, and use Repair, options, and JSON Viewer when you need them.
XML to JSON
- Repair XML for unquoted attributes, bare ampersands, and broken closes before conversion runs.
- Switch to Minified JSON when you need a single-line payload for logs, webhooks, or storage.
- Set attribute prefix and text node key so output lines up with your JavaScript or backend parser.
- Open JSON Viewer from the toolbar to inspect paths, arrays, and nested objects visually.
