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Parse XML input (inline or URL) and return the root tag.

Helps support teams confirm that webhook payloads or feeds are syntactically valid XML without writing ad-hoc scripts. Drop this helper wherever you want to parse XML input (inline or URL) and return the root tag with a single HTTP call. Send the documented inputs and the API streams back polished results you can hand directly to your users.

GETPOST/checks/xml-validator

Where this helper shines

Parse XML input (inline or URL) and return the root tag. keeps checks helpers on autopilot. Use it whenever you need to parse XML input (inline or URL) and return the root tag without pausing a sprint or asking design/dev to jump in.

  • Trigger this helper whenever you need to parse XML input (inline or URL) and return the root tag without waiting on a full deploy.
  • Drop it into automations (Zapier, Make, workers) to parse XML input (inline or URL) and return the root tag as part of your workflow.
  • Share the GET URL so support and success can parse XML input (inline or URL) and return the root tag safely using their Dataczar API key.

Copy & ship snippets

GET

Instant link

GET https://api.dataczar.app/checks/xml-validator?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsample.png&dryrun=true&ak=demo

Open directly in any browser, webhook, or low-code workflow.

curl

curl GET

curl "https://api.dataczar.app/checks/xml-validator?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsample.png&dryrun=true&ak=demo"

Swap ak=demo with your Dataczar API key.

curl

curl POST

curl -X POST "https://api.dataczar.app/checks/xml-validator?ak=demo" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "xml": "sample_xml",
  "dryrun": true
}'

Send JSON payloads from back-end jobs, queues, or workers.

Parameters

Query Parameters

NameTypeDescription
urlstringOptional XML URL.
dryrunboolean

All helper calls accept your Dataczar key via the ak query parameter. Need one? Create or copy a key on Dataczar Connect and drop it into each request.

Responses

Status 200

Root element info.

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "root_tag": "urlset",
    "child_count": 50
  }
}

Status 422

Invalid XML.

Examples

Query parameters

Body parameters

We'll send these as JSON for POST/PUT/PATCH requests and as query params for GET.

Equivalent curl
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