Format Conversion
XML Escape / Unescape
Escape and unescape XML special characters (& < > " ') with optional numeric references, slash escaping, and CDATA wrapping
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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/xml-escape' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"inputText":"Enter text to escape or unescape...","operation":"escape","escapeQuotes":true,"escapeSlash":false,"numericNonAscii":false,"useCDATA":false,"cdataElement":"e.g. description (leave empty for bare CDATA)"}'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/xml-escapeParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| inputText | textarea | Yes | — |
| operation | select | Yes | — |
| escapeQuotes | checkbox | No | — |
| escapeSlash | checkbox | No | — |
| numericNonAscii | checkbox | No | — |
| useCDATA |
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-xml-escape": {
"name": "xml-escape",
"description": "Escape and unescape XML special characters (& < > \" ') with optional numeric references, slash escaping, and CDATA wrapping",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=xml-escape",
"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": "xml-escape",
"arguments": {
"inputText": "Enter text to escape or unescape...",
"operation": "escape",
"escapeQuotes": true,
"escapeSlash": false,
"numericNonAscii": false,
"useCDATA": false,
"cdataElement": "e.g. description (leave empty for bare CDATA)"
}
}
}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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