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XML to JSON

Convert XML into clean JSON, with attributes and text handled predictably.

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The XML to JSON converter maps attributes to @-prefixed keys, element text to #text or to the value directly, and repeated tags to arrays — the conventions most libraries use, applied visibly rather than silently.

What it does
Converts XML into structured JSON
You give it
Any well-formed XML document
You get back
Formatted JSON with attributes and text resolved
Best for
Modernising SOAP, feed and legacy-API responses
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About the XML to JSON

Turning XML into JSON means answering three questions that have no single right answer, and this converter answers them the way most libraries do — visibly, so you are not surprised. Attributes become keys prefixed with @. An element's own text sits under #text when it also has children, and becomes the value directly when it does not.

A tag that appears once becomes a single value; the same tag repeated becomes an array. That is the behaviour that catches people out, because a document with one <item> and a document with three produce different JSON shapes. Type detection is optional: with it on, "42" becomes the number 42 and "true" becomes a boolean, which is usually what you want and occasionally is not.

Key features of the XML to JSON

Attributes never collide

The @ prefix keeps an attribute separate from a child element of the same name, which is otherwise a silent data loss.

Repeated tags become arrays

The same tag twice produces an array. A tag appearing once cannot, which is a difference worth knowing before your code depends on it.

Mixed content handled

An element with both text and children keeps its text under #text rather than discarding one or the other.

Optional type detection

Turn it on for real numbers and booleans, or off when a value such as 0700 must keep its leading zero.

Namespaces preserved

A prefixed name such as soap:Body becomes the key "soap:Body", so nothing is quietly stripped.

How to use the XML to JSON

  1. 1

    Paste your XML

    A feed, a SOAP response, a config file or an export.

  2. 2

    Set the conventions

    Choose the attribute prefix and whether to keep attributes at all.

  3. 3

    Choose type handling

    Leave detection on for real numbers and booleans, or off to keep every value as a string.

  4. 4

    Copy the JSON

    The result is formatted and ready to paste into code or a test.

Frequently asked questions

Because XML cannot express "this is a list of one". A tag appearing once becomes a value and the same tag repeated becomes an array — so code reading the result should handle both.

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