How to Convert XML to JSON
Published September 17, 2026 · 2 min read
Plenty of legacy APIs and config formats still use XML, but modern code usually wants JSON. This tool parses your XML's element structure and attributes and rebuilds it as equivalent JSON.
Try XML to JSONSteps
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Open the XML to JSON tool
Go to the XML to JSON converter.
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Paste your XML
Provide the document you want converted.
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Convert
Elements, attributes and text content are mapped into a JSON structure.
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Copy or download the JSON
Use the result in your code.
Frequently asked questions
Attributes are included alongside element content in the JSON structure, so no information from the original XML is silently dropped.
Yes — nested elements convert into correspondingly nested JSON objects and arrays.
You'll get a clear parsing error rather than a broken or partial conversion.
Because parsing happens in your browser, converting a legacy XML export to JSON never means routing your data through an external converter.