XML to CSV Converter
Paste XML with repeating row elements — child tag names become CSV column headers.
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Paste XML with repeating row elements — child tag names become CSV column headers.
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XML to CSV: Extracting Tabular Data from XML Documents
XML data feeds, API responses, and configuration exports often contain structured tabular data that is far easier to analyse and process in CSV format. Converting XML to CSV flattens repeating XML elements into rows and columns that can be opened in Excel, loaded into a database, or fed into any data processing script.
ConvertRow parses your XML in the browser using the native DOMParser API. It identifies repeating child elements under the root — treating each one as a row — and maps their child tag names to CSV column headers. Paste your XML, click Convert, and download the resulting CSV instantly.
The conversion is entirely local. No XML content is sent to a server, which makes this tool suitable for XML feeds that contain personal data, product pricing, or other proprietary information. The DOMParser is built into every modern browser, so there is no external library to load.
For best results, your XML should have a flat, regular structure: one root element containing repeating row elements, each of which contains leaf-level child elements with text content. Deeply nested XML with attributes, mixed content, or irregular structure may not convert cleanly — consider pre-processing complex XML with XSLT first.
Common use cases for XML to CSV conversion:
- Extracting data from an XML API response for spreadsheet analysis
- Converting a product feed (RSS, Atom, custom XML) into a CSV inventory
- Processing an XML database export or backup file
- Migrating data from an XML-based legacy system to a CSV-importing tool
- Flattening a configuration file with tabular data for editing in Excel
Frequently Asked Questions
The converter handles flat, regular XML: a root element containing repeating child elements (rows) where each child has leaf-level sub-elements (columns). For example, <rows><row><name>Ada</name><age>30</age></row></rows> converts cleanly to a two-column CSV.
The current version maps child element text content to CSV columns. XML attributes on row elements are not included. If your XML uses attributes for data (e.g. <row name="Ada"/>), convert it to use child elements first, or use a custom XSLT transformation.
Only the direct children of each row element are mapped to columns. Deeper nesting is not automatically flattened — the converter takes the text content of each immediate child. For deeply nested XML, pre-flatten with XSLT or a script before converting.
Column names are taken from the union of all child element tag names across all row elements. If some rows are missing a tag, that column gets an empty cell for those rows. The first row's tags set the initial column order.
There is no enforced limit. The DOMParser loads the entire XML into memory, so very large files (hundreds of megabytes) may be slow on low-memory devices. Most XML data feeds and exports are well within a comfortable range.