JSON to XML Converter

Paste JSON and get clean, well-formed XML instantly. Choose the root element name, map @ keys to attributes, decide how arrays are written, then copy or download the result. Nothing leaves your browser.

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How to use the JSON to XML Converter

1. Paste your JSON into the left box, upload a .json file, or click Sample.
2. Set the root element name. If your JSON has a single top-level key, it can be used as the root automatically.
3. Choose how arrays are written: repeated elements with the key's name (<tag>a</tag><tag>b</tag>) or wrapped in a parent with item elements.
4. Add attributes by prefixing keys with @, for example {"book": {"@id": "b1", "title": "…"}}.
5. Copy or download the XML.

How JSON is mapped to XML

Numbers and booleans are written as text (44.95, true) because XML has no data types of its own; a schema (XSD) is what gives XML values a type. An empty array produces no element at all, since XML has no way to say "an empty list" without a wrapper.

Tips for clean XML

• Pick meaningful names. Rename the root and array item elements to match your domain, for example catalog and book.
• Use attributes for metadata such as IDs, units and language codes, and elements for the actual content.
• Namespaces can be added with an attribute key such as "@xmlns": "urn:example" or "@xmlns:xsi".
• Going the other way? Use the XML to JSON converter, and tidy existing XML with the XML Formatter.

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