Text Processing
Filename Sanitizer
Clean and sanitize filenames by removing illegal characters for Windows, Linux, and Mac
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/filename-sanitizer' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"filename":"Enter filename to sanitize...","replacementChar":"_","trimWhitespace":true,"trimDots":true,"maxLength":255}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/filename-sanitizerParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | text | Yes | — |
| replacementChar | text | No | Character to replace illegal characters with |
| trimWhitespace | checkbox | No | Remove leading and trailing whitespace |
| trimDots | checkbox | No | Remove leading and trailing dots (can cause issues in some systems) |
| maxLength | number | No |
MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-filename-sanitizer": {
"name": "filename-sanitizer",
"description": "Clean and sanitize filenames by removing illegal characters for Windows, Linux, and Mac",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=filename-sanitizer",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "filename-sanitizer",
"arguments": {
"filename": "Enter filename to sanitize...",
"replacementChar": "_",
"trimWhitespace": true,
"trimDots": true,
"maxLength": 255
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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