XML to JSON Converter
Convert XML to readable JSON with a clear, deterministic mapping. Runs locally in your browser.
Converted JSON will appear here.How to convert XML to JSON
- Paste XML in the input.
- Click Convert to JSON.
- Copy or download.
How XML elements become JSON
Root element becomes the top-level key; children become nested properties.
How repeated elements become arrays
Two or more siblings with the same name become a JSON array.
How XML attributes are represented
Attributes use an @ prefix: @id, @role.
Common reasons to convert XML to JSON
- Feeding an XML API response into JSON-based frontend or scripting code
- Migrating configuration or data files from an XML format to a JSON-based one
- Inspecting a SOAP response or RSS/Atom feed in a flatter, easier-to-scan shape
Namespaces and structures that don't map cleanly
JSON has no built-in concept of an XML namespace, so prefixes are preserved in key names but their xmlns bindings are not carried along separately. Comments, processing instructions, and DOCTYPE declarations are dropped, and mixed content (text interleaved with child elements) can be harder to represent faithfully than pure element or pure text nodes.
Round-trip limitations
Converting XML to JSON and then back to XML with the JSON to XML tool won't reliably reproduce the original byte-for-byte: attribute vs. element choices, namespace declarations, comments, and exact whitespace can all shift. Treat this as a one-way readability and interoperability conversion rather than a lossless format change.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the XML get uploaded?
- No. Parsing and conversion run entirely in your browser.
- What happens to XML namespaces?
- Namespace prefixes are kept as part of the element or attribute name, but the underlying namespace URI and xmlns bindings are not represented separately, so a straight JSON round trip won't fully preserve namespace semantics.
- Do comments and processing instructions come through?
- No. Comments, processing instructions, and DOCTYPE declarations don't have a natural JSON equivalent, so they are dropped during conversion.
- Will converting to JSON and back give me the original XML?
- Not exactly. Element ordering among mixed types, exact whitespace, self-closing tags, and namespace prefixes can all change, so treat the JSON as a working copy rather than a lossless backup.
- When is this more useful than reading XML directly?
- It helps when feeding XML into JSON-based tools and APIs, prototyping against a REST endpoint that expects JSON, or just making a deeply nested XML document easier to scan.