Text Processing
Clean and sanitize filenames by removing illegal characters for Windows, Linux, and Mac
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
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}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/filename-sanitizer| 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 |
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"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"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"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
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]
| Maximum filename length (0 = no limit, Windows typically limits to 255) |
Text result
{
"result": "Processed text content",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}