XML Stringify

Turn XML into an escaped string and back.

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XML Stringify – Convert XML to a String Literal

The XML stringify tool converts an XML document into an escaped string that you can drop into JavaScript, JSON, Java, C#, PHP, or a test fixture without breaking the syntax. The Parse mode does the opposite: it takes an escaped XML string from a log file, a JSON payload, or source code and turns it back into readable, indented XML.

Stringify

  1. Paste XML (or open a file) in Stringify mode.
  2. Keep Minify first on to collapse whitespace between tags and remove comments — the result is one compact line.
  3. Pick the quote style. Double quotes produce a JSON-compatible string where every " becomes ". Single quotes leave attribute quotes untouched and escape only apostrophes, which is often more readable in JavaScript or PHP code.

The document is parsed first, so a missing closing tag is caught here rather than in production.

Parse string back to XML

Switch to Parse mode and paste a string such as "<a id="1">x</a>". Quoted and unquoted input both work, \n, \t, " and \uXXXX escapes are decoded, and the XML is pretty-printed. This is a lifesaver when an API wraps an XML payload inside a JSON field — a common pattern with SOAP bridges, payment gateways, and message queues — and your logs show one endless escaped line.

Typical uses

  • Embedding an XML request template in a unit test or a Postman pre-request script.
  • Storing an XML snippet in a JSON configuration value.
  • Reading escaped XML from application logs or database columns.
  • Building SOAP bodies inside JavaScript code.

For the same job with JSON use JSON Stringify. To escape only the special characters of text going into XML, use XML Escape; to put XML into a URL, use XML URL Encode/Decode.

Frequently Asked Questions

It turns an XML document into a single string literal that you can paste into source code or a JSON value: the whole document is wrapped in quotes, and quotes, backslashes, tabs, and line breaks inside it are escaped (\", \\, \t, \n).

Double quotes give a valid JSON string that also works in JavaScript, Java, C#, and Go. Single quotes suit JavaScript or PHP code where you prefer '…' — then the many double quotes of XML attributes do not need escaping, only apostrophes do.

Without minifying, every line break and indentation becomes part of the string as \n and spaces, making it long and hard to read. Minifying removes whitespace between tags and comments first. Switch it off to keep the document pretty-printed inside the string.

Yes — use the Parse mode. Paste a quoted string (single or double quotes) or even the escaped content without quotes; the escapes are decoded and the XML is formatted with indentation. An invalid string or broken XML is reported as an error.