CSV to XML Converter

How the Conversion Works

Each CSV row becomes a <row> element (or a name you choose), with each column value wrapped in a child element named after that column's header - all text content is properly XML-escaped (&, <, >, quotes).

How to Use It

1. Paste or upload CSV data.
2. Optionally set a root element name and row element name.
3. Click Convert.
4. Copy or download the resulting XML.

Limitations

XML element names have stricter rules than CSV headers (no spaces, can't start with a digit) - this tool flags problematic headers rather than silently producing malformed XML you'd only discover later.

Example

sku,name,price
A-100,Blue Mug,249

converts to:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rows>
  <row>
    <sku>A-100</sku>
    <name>Blue Mug</name>
    <price>249</price>
  </row>
</rows>

With a root name of products and a row name of product, the same data reads naturally as a product feed.

Where CSV to XML Is Used

• Product feeds for marketplaces and shopping platforms that only accept XML.
• Importing records into older enterprise systems, ERPs or SOAP services.
• Creating sample XML to test a parser or an XSLT stylesheet.

Header Names That Break XML

XML element names cannot contain spaces, cannot start with a digit and should avoid most punctuation. Rename headers such as Unit Price to unit_price and 2024 Sales to sales_2024 before converting. Values themselves can contain anything - &, < and quotes are escaped for you.

To go back, use XML to CSV. For JSON instead, see CSV to JSON or JSON to XML.