XML to JSON converter

How to use it

1. Enter xml text, turn numbers and true/false into typed values and indentation.
2. The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
3. Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.

How it is calculated

The XML is parsed by a built-in well-formedness checking parser. A text-only element becomes a string, an attribute becomes an @key, text next to child elements or attributes becomes #text, and same-name siblings become an array. Comments and processing instructions are dropped.

Example

Inputs: Turn numbers and true/false into typed values = no, Indentation = 2 spaces. Result: JSON: { "catalog": { "book": [ { "@id": "1", "@lang": "ar", "title": "مقدمة ابن خلدون", "author": "ابن خلدون", "price": "45" }, { "@id": "2", "@lang": "en", "title": "Arabian Sands", "author": "Wilfred Thesiger", "price": "60" } ] } }; Root element: catalog; Elements: 9.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<catalog>
  <book id="1" lang="ar">
    <title>مقدمة ابن خلدون</title>
    <author>ابن خلدون</author>
    <price>45</price>
  </book>
  <book id="2" lang="en">
    <title>Arabian Sands</title>
    <author>Wilfred Thesiger</author>
    <price>60</price>
  </book>
</catalog>

{
  "catalog": {
    "book": [
      {
        "@id": "1",
        "@lang": "ar",
        "title": "مقدمة ابن خلدون",
        "author": "ابن خلدون",
        "price": "45"
      },
      {
        "@id": "2",
        "@lang": "en",
        "title": "Arabian Sands",
        "author": "Wilfred Thesiger",
        "price": "60"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Limits and caveats

• Mixed text between child elements is joined into one #text key, so its position is lost.
• Entities declared inside a DOCTYPE are not supported, only the five standard ones and numeric references.
• Namespace prefixes such as ns:tag stay part of the key name.