Input Format:
Your CSV should have headers in the first row. Headers become XML element names, and each row becomes a record.
Features:
- Customizable root and row element names
- Automatic XML character escaping
- Invalid characters in headers are sanitized
Privacy: All conversion happens in your browser. Your data never leaves your device.
About CSV to XML Converter
Transform CSV spreadsheet data into well-formed XML documents. Headers become element names, rows become records. Perfect for data exchange with systems that require XML input.
Many enterprise systems, APIs, and data pipelines require XML format. This converter takes your CSV exports and generates clean, properly escaped XML that validates and imports correctly into any XML-compatible system.
How to use CSV to XML Converter
Paste your CSV data (first row should be headers).
Optionally customize the root element name (default: 'data').
Optionally customize the row element name (default: 'row').
Click Convert to generate your XML.
Download the .xml file or copy to clipboard.
Examples
Basic CSV to XML conversion
Each CSV row becomes an XML element with child elements from headers:
CSV Input:
name,age,city
Alice,30,New York
Bob,25,Boston
XML Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<data>
<row>
<name>Alice</name>
<age>30</age>
<city>New York</city>
</row>
<row>
<name>Bob</name>
<age>25</age>
<city>Boston</city>
</row>
</data>Custom element names
Customize root and row elements to match your schema:
Root element: "employees"
Row element: "employee"
Result:
<employees>
<employee>
<name>Alice</name>
...
</employee>
</employees>Special character handling
XML special characters are automatically escaped:
CSV: company,slogan
"Acme & Co","Best <quality> products"
XML:
<company>Acme & Co</company>
<slogan>Best <quality> products</slogan>
Characters escaped: & → & < → < > → >Features
When to use this
- •Exporting spreadsheet data to enterprise systems
- •Converting reports for XML-based workflows
- •Preparing data for SOAP web services
- •Creating XML configuration from spreadsheets
- •Data migration between incompatible systems
- •Generating XML feeds from CSV exports