XML to JSON

What the XML to JSON converter does

This free tool turns XML markup into clean, readable JSON right inside your browser. Paste a config file, an API response, an RSS feed, or any well-formed XML, and you get nested JSON back instantly. It is handy for developers moving legacy SOAP or XML APIs into modern JavaScript apps, for QA engineers inspecting payloads, and for anyone who finds JSON easier to read than angle brackets.

The conversion follows simple, predictable rules: XML attributes become keys prefixed with @, an element’s text content lands in a #text field when attributes are present, and repeated sibling tags are grouped into an array. The output is pretty-printed with two-space indentation, so it is ready to read or drop straight into code.

How to use it

1. Paste or type your XML into the Input box at the top.
2. Watch the JSON appear in the Output box below as you type. There is no button to press, conversion happens live.
3. If your markup is malformed, you will see an “Invalid XML” message instead, so fix the tag that is off and the result reappears.
4. Click Copy to grab the formatted JSON for your editor or API client.

Why convert XML here

Your XML never leaves your machine. The parsing runs entirely in your browser, so sensitive config files, tokens, or customer data stay on your device with nothing sent to a server. It is free, needs no account, and works on any phone, tablet, or laptop with a browser. Because there is no upload step, even large documents convert the moment you paste them.

Tip: if your source has lots of attributes, look for the @-prefixed keys in the result, that is where they go. For repeated elements like <item> entries in a feed, expect an array rather than a single object.

Working with many XML files at once on the desktop? The BulkPro app from the same team handles batch jobs. This page is built for converting a snippet or document at a time.