How to Convert CSV to XML in JavaScript

CSV and XML are two of the most widely used file formats for working with and transmitting raw data, but the reason for their popularity varies; CSV provides easy ways to organize data and XML displays data using markup language. However, XML is the preferred format when performing complex data manipulation or data transfer between several applications as it has wider support across programs than CSV. The following API can be run in JavaScript to simplify the CSV to XML conversion process through automation.

Let’s start by installing the jQuery library:

bower install jquery

Next, we can call the conversion function with the following example code:

var form = new FormData();
form.append("inputFile", fileInput.files[0], "file");
var settings = {
     "url": "https://api.cloudmersive.com/convert/csv/to/xml",
     "method": "POST",
     "timeout": 0,
     "headers": {
          "columnNamesFromFirstRow": "<boolean>",
          "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data",
          "Apikey": "YOUR-API-KEY-HERE"
     },
     "processData": false,
     "mimeType": "multipart/form-data",
     "contentType": false,
     "data": form
};
$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
     console.log(response);
});

All you need for a successful run is the target file, API key, and an true/false indicator of whether column names should be used in the XML file.