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CSV to XML

Convert CSV rows into XML records with named root and row elements.

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Quick Tool Overview

The CSV to XML converter writes each row as a record element inside a named root, with columns as child elements or attributes, header names made valid as element names, and reserved characters escaped.

What it does
Converts CSV rows into XML records
You give it
CSV with a header row
You get back
Escaped, indented XML with named elements
Best for
Product feeds, legacy uploads and interchange formats
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About the CSV to XML

Plenty of systems still want XML: older APIs, financial and healthcare interchange formats, product feeds and government uploads. Converting a spreadsheet export into one by hand is tedious and easy to get subtly wrong.

Each CSV row becomes a record element inside a named root, and each column becomes either a child element or an attribute — some schemas want one, some the other. Column headers are made safe as element names: spaces and punctuation become underscores, and a name starting with a digit gets a prefix, because XML forbids that. Ampersands and angle brackets in the data are escaped properly, which is the single most common cause of a rejected upload.

Key features of the CSV to XML

You name the elements

Set the root and the per-row element, so the output matches whatever schema is expecting it.

Elements or attributes

Columns can become child elements or attributes on the row element, because schemas disagree about which they want.

Header names made valid

Spaces and punctuation become underscores and a leading digit gets a prefix, since XML element names allow neither.

Correct escaping

An unescaped ampersand is the classic cause of a rejected XML upload, so text and attribute values are both escaped properly.

Declaration included

Version 1.0 and UTF-8 on the first line, which is what most validators and importers expect to see.

How to use the CSV to XML

  1. 1

    Paste your CSV

    Include the header row — it names the elements or attributes.

  2. 2

    Name the elements

    Set the root element and the element used for each row.

  3. 3

    Choose elements or attributes

    Columns can become child elements or attributes on the row element.

  4. 4

    Copy or download

    Take the XML to your clipboard or save it as an .xml file.

Frequently asked questions

Spaces and punctuation become underscores, since XML element names cannot contain them. A header starting with a digit gets an underscore prefix for the same reason.

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