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XML to JSON Converter

Parse XML into a JSON structure.

Overview

Parses XML and emits JSON. The XML declaration is stripped from the output.

Features

  • Handles attributes.
  • Strips declarations and PIs.

Use cases

  • Modernizing a legacy XML API.
  • Feeding XML config into JSON tooling.

API reference

POST /api/v1/tools/convert

Convert text between CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, and SQL by pivoting through JSON when no direct converter exists.

Returns: The converted text, the row count from the last step that reported one, and the converter chain that ran.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
input string Yes — The text to convert, in the source format.
autoTypes boolean No true Infer number/boolean/null types when parsing CSV rather than treating every cell as a string.
dialect string (mysql|postgres|sqlserver|sqlite) No — SQL dialect for CSV-to-SQL output. Ignored for other target formats.
table string No "data" Table name for CSV-to-SQL INSERT statements. Ignored for other target formats.
rootElement string No "root" Root XML element name for JSON-to-XML output. Ignored for other target formats.

For this tool, use from: "xml" and to: "json".

Example

curl -X POST https://data-migration-tools.com/api/v1/tools/convert \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"from":"xml","to":"json","input":"<root><row><id>1</id><name>Ada</name></row></root>"}'

See the full API reference for all examples and error codes.