Converter Tools

XML to JSON

Convert XML data to JSON format instantly.

XML Input

JSON Output

How to use the XML to JSON

Paste XML

Copy and paste your XML data into the input field.

Convert

Click Convert to transform XML to JSON format.

Copy result

Click Copy to save the JSON to your clipboard.

What is an XML to JSON Converter?

An XML to JSON converter transforms XML documents into JSON that modern code works with easily. XML is common in legacy systems, SOAP APIs, RSS feeds, and configuration, while JSON is the native format of JavaScript and most current APIs. The converter bridges old and new.

Paste XML and get structured JSON out instantly, with elements, attributes, and nesting mapped sensibly. It runs in your browser, so documents containing business data are never uploaded.

Convert XML elements and attributes to JSON
Preserves nesting and repeated elements as arrays
Handles attributes alongside element content
Works with feeds, SOAP responses, and config
One click copy of the JSON result
Local conversion, data stays in your browser

Why convert XML to JSON

A lot of valuable data still arrives as XML: RSS and Atom feeds, SOAP web services, sitemaps, office document formats, and older enterprise APIs. Modern front ends and services speak JSON. Converting lets you pull XML data into a JavaScript app, a JSON database, or a tool that only understands JSON, without writing a custom parser each time.

How elements and attributes map

XML has two ways to hold data that JSON does not distinguish: child elements and attributes. Converters represent attributes with a prefix or a dedicated key so nothing is lost, and repeated child elements become a JSON array. A tag with both attributes and text content maps to an object holding both, which keeps the conversion reversible in spirit.

The structural mismatch to know about

XML and JSON are not perfectly isomorphic. XML distinguishes attributes from elements, allows mixed content (text and tags interleaved), and cares about element order in ways JSON does not. For typical data-carrying XML the mapping is clean, but documents that mix text and markup, like XHTML, convert less tidily. Knowing this helps you spot when output needs a second look.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are XML attributes represented in JSON?

Attributes are typically mapped to keys with a prefix or an attributes object, so both element content and attributes survive the conversion without collision.

What happens to repeated XML elements?

Repeated child elements with the same tag become a JSON array, preserving all of them in order rather than overwriting.

Can it convert RSS feeds and SOAP responses?

Yes. Feeds, SOAP payloads, sitemaps, and config XML all convert to JSON that modern code can consume directly.

Is the conversion perfectly reversible?

For typical data XML, the structure round-trips well. Documents with mixed text and markup or significant element ordering may not map one-to-one, since JSON lacks those concepts.

Is my XML uploaded?

No. Conversion runs entirely in your browser, so business data in the document stays on your machine.

How do I convert JSON back to XML?

Use the companion JSON to XML converter for the reverse direction.

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What is an XML to JSON Converter?

Paste XML and get structured JSON out instantly, with elements, attributes, and nesting mapped sensibly. It runs in your browser, so documents containing business data are never uploaded.

Convert XML elements and attributes to JSON

Preserves nesting and repeated elements as arrays

Handles attributes alongside element content

Works with feeds, SOAP responses, and config

One click copy of the JSON result

Local conversion, data stays in your browser