XML Formatter + XPath Tester
Format XML and evaluate XPath expressions.
Best-fit workflows
API debugging, request/response validation, and configuration maintenance workflows.
How to use this tool effectively
- Open the interactive UI and confirm expected input/output format hints.
- Paste raw text exactly as received from logs, payload inspectors, or config files to avoid hidden formatting errors.
- Run the transformation or validation, then compare output with an expected fixture.
- Copy, export, or chain the result into the next step of your workflow only after validation.
Practical example
Example: normalize a malformed API payload before attaching it to a bug report so reviewers can reproduce quickly.
Validation checklist
- Cross-check parsed/normalized output against a source-of-truth schema, test fixture, or API contract.
- Confirm character encoding and whitespace assumptions before concluding output is incorrect.
- Keep sample inputs reproducible so teammates can confirm the same result.
Edge cases to verify
Quality and safety notes
If output differs from expectations, verify encoding, escaping, and line-ending style before assuming the parser is wrong.