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XML to JSON Converter

Convert XML to JSON online, free. Handles attributes, nested elements, and repeated tags as arrays. Fully client-side — no upload or account needed.

By Utilix Editorial Team · Added Sep 22, 2026

Input

Result

Enter a value for xml to see your result.

How it works

Converts XML markup into a JSON object entirely in your browser. Attributes become @-prefixed keys, repeated sibling elements collapse into arrays, and mixed text content is kept under a #text key — a common, tool-agnostic XML-to-JSON convention.

Step by step

  1. 01Paste well-formed XML into the input box.
  2. 02Element attributes become keys prefixed with @ (e.g. @id).
  3. 03Sibling elements sharing the same tag name become a JSON array.
  4. 04Leaf elements with no attributes become plain string values; if attributes are present, text content is kept under #text.

Examples

Single record with an attribute

The id attribute becomes @id; child elements become nested keys.

Inputs

XML:
<user id="1"><name>Alice</name><age>30</age></user>
Pretty-print (2-space indent):
true

Result

JSON output:
{ "user": { "@id": "1", "name": "Alice", "age": "30" } }
Note: XML values are always parsed as strings — there is no automatic number/boolean coercion, matching how most XML-to-JSON libraries behave. Comments and processing instructions are ignored; only elements, attributes, and text content are converted. All parsing happens client-side — no XML is uploaded or stored.

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Frequently asked questions

How are XML attributes represented in the JSON output?

Each attribute becomes a key prefixed with @, e.g. <user id="1"> becomes { "@id": "1" }. This is a widely used XML-to-JSON convention that keeps attributes distinguishable from child elements.

What happens to repeated elements, like multiple <item> tags?

Sibling elements that share the same tag name are collapsed into a JSON array, so <items><item>A</item><item>B</item></items> becomes { "item": ["A", "B"] }.

Are number and boolean values converted automatically?

No — all XML text content is kept as strings, since XML itself has no type system. Cast values in your own code after conversion if you need numbers or booleans.