JSON Drift

XML to JSON Converter

Parse XML documents into clean, structured JSON.

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Overview

XML to JSON Converter — Convert XML Online

Convert XML documents into JSON for modern APIs, JavaScript, and analytics pipelines. Paste RSS feeds, SOAP responses, sitemaps, or legacy configuration XML and get structured JSON you can actually work with. XML is verbose and awkward in JavaScript; JSON maps directly to objects and arrays. The conversion runs entirely in your browser, so internal documents never leave your device.

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  1. How the conversion maps XML to JSON

    The root element becomes the top-level JSON key. Child elements map to object properties, and repeated sibling tags with the same name collapse into an array so lists survive the conversion. Text content is preserved and coerced to a number or boolean when it clearly represents one, so "42" becomes 42 where appropriate.

    Because XML and JSON have different data models — XML has attributes, namespaces, and ordering that JSON lacks — conversion is a structural mapping rather than a lossless round-trip. The result is clean, idiomatic JSON optimized for consumption in code.

  2. Common sources of XML

    • RSS and Atom feeds
    • SOAP and other legacy web-service responses
    • Sitemaps and other structured web documents
    • Configuration and data files from older enterprise systems
    • Spreadsheet and document XML exports

  3. From JSON back to XML

    If you need the reverse — emitting XML for a legacy system that does not speak JSON — use the JSON to XML converter. Together the two tools let you bridge between modern JSON services and the XML-based systems they often have to integrate with.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Are XML attributes included?

The parser focuses on element structure and text content. Attributes are not the primary target of the mapping, so move critical attribute data into elements if you need it preserved.

How are repeated tags handled?

Sibling elements that share a tag name are grouped into a JSON array, so repeated <item> tags become an array of items rather than overwriting each other.

Is the conversion lossless?

No conversion between XML and JSON is fully lossless because the data models differ (attributes, namespaces, element order). The output is idiomatic JSON optimized for use in code.

Is my XML uploaded?

No. Parsing runs entirely in your browser, so internal and proprietary XML never leaves your device.

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