CSV to XML
Paste CSV with a header row. Converts to XML with one <row> element per line.
Want the full picture? Read: CSV to XML: Turning Rows into Elements
Related reading: Read: CSV to XML: Handling Encoding, Special Characters, and Escaping
How it works
This tool wraps each CSV row in a <row> element, with each column becoming a child element — since CSV is flat, every row maps directly to one XML element with no flattening or type-guessing required. The output includes a standard XML declaration and UTF-8 encoding.
When you’d use this
- Feeding tabular data into an enterprise system or legacy integration that requires XML
- Preparing data for a SOAP-based API that doesn't accept CSV or JSON
- Converting a spreadsheet export into XML for schema validation on the receiving end
Common questions
What does the output XML structure look like?+
Each CSV row becomes a <row> element, with each column becoming a child element named after the column header. All of this is wrapped in an outer <root> element, producing one complete, valid XML document.
What if a column header isn't a valid XML tag name?+
Invalid characters (spaces, symbols not allowed in XML element names) are automatically replaced with underscores, and any header starting with a digit gets prefixed — so the output is always valid XML regardless of your original column names.
Can I customize the XML element names?+
The element names are taken directly from your CSV's column headers, so the way to customize them is to rename the headers in your CSV before converting.
Does this handle CSV files with many columns and rows?+
Yes — there's no artificial size limit since conversion happens entirely in your browser. Larger files may take a moment longer, but there's no server-imposed cap.