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-escape

Parameters

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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