Format Conversion
Format, beautify and minify XML with configurable indent. Preserves comments and CDATA
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/xml-formatter' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"xmlInput":"Enter your XML here...","indentSize":2,"mode":"beautify","preserveComments":true,"collapseWhitespace":true}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/xml-formatter| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmlInput | textarea | Yes | — |
| indentSize | number | No | — |
| mode | select | No | — |
| preserveComments | checkbox | No | — |
| collapseWhitespace | checkbox | 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-xml-formatter": {
"name": "xml-formatter",
"description": "Format, beautify and minify XML with configurable indent. Preserves comments and CDATA",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=xml-formatter",
"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": "xml-formatter",
"arguments": {
"xmlInput": "Enter your XML here...",
"indentSize": 2,
"mode": "beautify",
"preserveComments": true,
"collapseWhitespace": true
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]
Text result
{
"result": "Processed text content",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}