How do I convert XML to CSV?

Paste your XML into the converter on this page and pick CSV as the output. Conversion happens instantly in your browser — nothing is uploaded. You can also call the free API: POST /api/v1/convert with { from: "xml", to: "csv", data }.

Is the XML to CSV converter free?

Yes. The on-page XML-to-CSV converter is free and runs locally in your browser. The developer API is also free during beta, with a per-call paid tier for bulk and large payloads.

Convert XML to CSV

Paste your Extensible Markup Language (XML) and convert it to Comma-Separated Values (CSV) in one click. Runs entirely in your browser — no upload, no signup.

Input (XML)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
  <item>
    <id>1</id>
    <name>Ada Lovelace</name>
    <role>Engineer</role>
    <active>true</active>
  </item>
  <item>
    <id>2</id>
    <name>Alan Turing</name>
    <role>Researcher</role>
    <active>false</active>
  </item>
</root>

Output (CSV)

Convert this via the API (curl)

curl -X POST "https://data.wrapper-agency.com/api/v1/convert" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"from":"xml","to":"csv","data":"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<root>\n  <item>\n    <id>1</id>\n    <name>Ada Lovelace</name>\n    <role>Engineer</role>\n    <active>true</active>\n  </item>\n  <item>\n    <id>2</id>\n    <name>Alan Turing</name>\n    <role>Researcher</role>\n    <active>false</active>\n  </item>\n</root>"}'

Free conversion API — no key during beta. POST { from, to, data }, get back the converted string. All conversion runs server-side; nothing is stored.

XML vs CSV

XML

A verbose, tag-based markup format common in enterprise systems, SOAP, RSS, and legacy feeds.

CSV

A flat, tabular text format. The lingua franca of spreadsheets, exports, and data dumps.

How to convert XML to CSV

FormatForge parses your XML into an in-memory data structure, then serializes it as CSV. Numbers, booleans, and null values are preserved, and delimited output is quoted per RFC 4180 so embedded commas, tabs, and newlines stay intact.

Example

XML in

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
  <item>
    <id>1</id>
    <name>Ada Lovelace</name>
    <role>Engineer</role>
    <active>true</active>
  </item>
  <item>
    <id>2</id>
    <name>Alan Turing</name>
    <role>Researcher</role>
    <active>false</active>
  </item>
</root>

CSV out

?xml,root
"{""@_version"":""1.0"",""@_encoding"":""UTF-8""}","{""item"":[{""id"":1,""name"":""Ada Lovelace"",""role"":""Engineer"",""active"":true},{""id"":2,""name"":""Alan Turing"",""role"":""Researcher"",""active"":false}]}"

Convert XML to CSV in code

Send the conversion to the free API and get the result back as a string:

curl -X POST "https://data.wrapper-agency.com/api/v1/convert" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"from":"xml","to":"csv","data":"...your XML as a string..."}'

Full reference: the conversion API. For bulk or very large payloads, see the paid bulk endpoint.

FAQ

Does converting XML to CSV change my data?: No — the conversion is structural. Your values are preserved; only the serialization format changes.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?: The on-page converter runs locally in your browser. The API processes your payload server-side and stores nothing.

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