XML to JSON
Convert XML — pasted or from a file — into clean, readable JSON.
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All JSON, XML & formats tools →XML to JSON works straight from this page — free, instant, nothing to install. It sits under JSON, XML & formats in our catalogue, alongside JSON to XML converter and XML sitemap generator.
How to use it
- Open the tool — no signup or install needed.
- Enter your input or adjust the available options.
- Get your result instantly, then copy or download it.
Frequently asked questions
What is XML to JSON?
Convert XML — pasted or from a file — into clean, readable JSON.
When would I actually use this?
Making a machine-generated blob readable, finding the character where a parse fails, and shrinking a file before it ships.
What is the most common mistake?
Assuming valid means correct. A document can parse cleanly and still have the wrong shape for whatever will read it — validation checks the syntax, not the schema.
How is XML to JSON different from JSON to XML converter?
They sit next to each other but answer different questions: JSON to XML converter is the one to open when you need it to convert a JSON object into formatted XML. Pick whichever matches what you're starting from — both are free.
Is there a tool for the next step?
XML sitemap generator is the closest one after this: Generate a valid XML sitemap for search engines from a simple list of pages. Each line is a URL — relative paths are resolved against your site URL — and you can append a lastmod date, a changefreq and a priority per row, or set sensible defaults for all of them. Output is standards-compliant urlset XML, ready to publish.
What else is worth having open alongside it?
XML Formatter / Validator and CSV to JSON converter — they come up in the same task often enough to be worth a second tab.
Where do the figures come from?
Parsing and serialisation follow each format's specification. Key order and whitespace are not semantically meaningful in JSON or YAML, so a reformatted document is equivalent even when the bytes differ.