Parse XML

Parses an XML string into a nested object, making its elements and attributes accessible via expressions.

Properties

Property	Required	Description
XML Input	Yes	The XML string to parse. Supports expressions

Output

Field	Type	Description
data	Object	The parsed XML document as a nested object

Access the output in downstream nodes:

{{ $nodes['Parse XML'].data }}
{{ $nodes['Parse XML'].data.root.item.name }}

Replace Parse XML with the actual name you gave the node.

Parsing rules

XML construct	Representation
Element	Object key matching the element name
Element with text content	String value
Attribute	Key prefixed with @ (e.g. @id)
Repeated sibling elements	Array
Nested elements	Nested object

Example — input XML

<users>
  <user id="1">
    <name>Alice</name>
    <email>alice@example.com</email>
  </user>
  <user id="2">
    <name>Bob</name>
    <email>bob@example.com</email>
  </user>
</users>

Resulting object

{
  "users": {
    "user": [
      { "@id": "1", "name": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.com" },
      { "@id": "2", "name": "Bob",   "email": "bob@example.com"   }
    ]
  }
}

Access the first user's name:

{{ $nodes['Parse XML'].data.users.user[0].name }}

Behaviour

• An empty or whitespace-only input produces data: null without failing.
• If the string is not valid XML the node fails.
• Repeated sibling elements of the same name are automatically collected into an array. A single element of that name remains an object (not an array).

Notes

• For API responses that return XML, pipe the responseBody from an HTTP Request node directly into XML Input.
• Use a Loop node on the parsed array to process repeated elements one at a time.