XML Sample Files
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a markup language for encoding structured data. It is self-describing, meaning the tags explain what the data represents. XML is widely used in enterprise systems, RSS feeds, sitemaps, and SOAP web services.
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Download XML Sample Files
| File | File type | File size | Rows/Records | Mime type | Download example file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XML Sample - Simple | XML | 617 B | 5 | application/xml | Download example file |
| XML Sample - Nested Structure | XML | 8 KB | Nested | application/xml | Download example file |
| XML Sample - With Attributes | XML | 3 KB | 10 | application/xml | Download example file |
| XML Sample - RSS Feed | XML | 4 KB | 5 items | application/rss+xml | Download example file |
| XML Sample - Sitemap | XML | 2 KB | 10 URLs | application/xml | Download example file |
| XML Sample - SVG | XML | 1 KB | N/A | image/svg+xml | Download example file |
About XML files
XML uses a tree structure of nested elements. Every element has an opening tag and a closing tag, and elements can have attributes. The format is strict about well-formedness: every tag must be closed, attribute values must be quoted, and there must be exactly one root element.
XML is more verbose than JSON, but it supports features like namespaces, schemas (XSD), and transformation (XSLT) that JSON does not have. For data validation, XML Schema lets you define exactly what structure is allowed.
Our XML samples include a basic structure, nested data, RSS feeds, and a valid sitemap. For a less verbose alternative, try our JSON files or YAML files.