Change Data Format Component

Change data from one format to another

Component key: change-data-format

Description

The change data format component allows you to convert data between common formats, like JSON, XML, CSV, and YAML, and to serialize (turn an object into a string) or deserialize (turn a string into an object) each supported format.

For example, the "JSON to XML" action will convert a JSON string that looks like this:

{
  "user": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "dob": "19880101",
    "phones": ["555-123-4567", "555-555-5555"]
  }
}

into an XML string that looks like this:

<user>
  <name>John Doe</name>
  <dob>19880101</dob>
  <phones>555-123-4567</phones>
  <phones>555-555-5555</phones>
</user>

A "Deserialize XML" action, when run on the above XML, would convert the XML into an object whose keys can be referenced in subsequent steps.

Actions

Convert To Boolean

Convert a value to a boolean | key: convertToBoolean

Input	Notes
The value to be converted to a boolean string / Required value

Convert To Integer

Convert a value to an int | key: convertToInt

Input	Notes
The value to be converted to a integer string / Required value

Convert To Number

Convert a value to a number | key: convertToNumber

Input	Notes
The value to be converted to a number string / Required value

Convert To String

Convert a value to a string | key: convertToString

Input	Notes
The value to be converted to a string string / Required value

CSV to JSON

Convert CSV to JSON | key: csvToJson

Input	Default	Notes
Data code / Required data		CSV data to convert to JSON
CSV Header boolean isHeader	true	Specify if your CSV contains a header row.
Un-Flatten CSV Keys boolean / Required unFlattenCsvKeys	false	When enabled, keys with double-underscores will be parsed as nested objects. For example, 'person__first,person__last' will become '{ person: { first, last } }' rather than '{ person__first, person__last }'

Example Payload for CSV to JSON

{
  "data": "{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"first\": \"Bob\",\n    \"last\": \"Johnson\"\n  },\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\"\n}",
  "contentType": "application/json"
}

CSV to XML

Convert CSV to XML | key: csvToXml

Input	Default	Notes
Data code / Required data		CSV data to convert to XML
CSV Header boolean isHeader	true	Specify if your CSV contains a header row.
Un-Flatten CSV Keys boolean / Required unFlattenCsvKeys	false	When enabled, keys with double-underscores will be parsed as nested objects. For example, 'person__first,person__last' will become '{ person: { first, last } }' rather than '{ person__first, person__last }'

Example Payload for CSV to XML

{
  "data": "<dob>1990-01-01</dob>\n<person>\n  <first>Bob</first>\n  <last>Johnson</last>\n</person>",
  "contentType": "text/xml"
}

CSV to YAML

Convert CSV to YAML | key: csvToYaml

Input	Default	Notes
Data code / Required data		CSV data to convert to YAML
CSV Header boolean isHeader	true	Specify if your CSV contains a header row.
Un-Flatten CSV Keys boolean / Required unFlattenCsvKeys	false	When enabled, keys with double-underscores will be parsed as nested objects. For example, 'person__first,person__last' will become '{ person: { first, last } }' rather than '{ person__first, person__last }'

Example Payload for CSV to YAML

{
  "data": "---\nperson:\n  first: Bob\n  last: Johnson\ndob: '1990-01-01'",
  "contentType": "text/yaml"
}

Deserialize BINARY

Deserialize BINARY data | key: deserializeFromBinary

Input	Notes
Data code / Required data	BINARY text to deserialize so it can be referenced in a subsequent step.

Example Payload for Deserialize BINARY

{
  "data": {
    "person": {
      "first": "Bob",
      "last": "Johnson"
    },
    "dob": "1990-01-01"
  }
}

Deserialize CSV

Deserialize CSV data | key: deserializeFromCsv

Input	Default	Notes
Data code / Required data		CSV text to deserialize so it can be referenced in a subsequent step.
CSV Header boolean isHeader	true	Specify if your CSV contains a header row.
Un-Flatten CSV Keys boolean / Required unFlattenCsvKeys	false	When enabled, keys with double-underscores will be parsed as nested objects. For example, 'person__first,person__last' will become '{ person: { first, last } }' rather than '{ person__first, person__last }'

Example Payload for Deserialize CSV

{
  "data": {
    "person": {
      "first": "Bob",
      "last": "Johnson"
    },
    "dob": "1990-01-01"
  }
}

Deserialize JSON

Deserialize JSON data | key: deserializeFromJson

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	JSON text to deserialize so it can be referenced in a subsequent step.

Example Payload for Deserialize JSON

{
  "data": {
    "person": {
      "first": "Bob",
      "last": "Johnson"
    },
    "dob": "1990-01-01"
  }
}

Deserialize JSON Lines (.jsonl)

Transform .jsonl data to a JavaScript array | key: deserializeJsonl

Input	Notes	Example
JSONL Data code / Required jsonl

Deserialize URL-encoded Form Data

Deserialize Form Data (x-www-form-urlencoded) | key: deserializeFormData

Input	Notes	Example
Data string / Required data	Form data to deserialize so it can be referenced in a subsequent step.	foo=bar&baz=123

Example Payload for Deserialize URL-encoded Form Data

{
  "data": {
    "foo": "bar",
    "baz": "123"
  }
}

Deserialize XML

Deserialize XML data | key: deserializeFromXml

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data		XML text to deserialize so it can be referenced in a subsequent step.
Parse numbers as strings? boolean numbersAsStrings	false	Interpret numbers as strings?

Example Payload for Deserialize XML

{
  "data": {
    "person": {
      "first": "Bob",
      "last": "Johnson"
    },
    "dob": "1990-01-01"
  }
}

Deserialize YAML

Deserialize YAML data | key: deserializeFromYaml

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	YAML text to deserialize so it can be referenced in a subsequent step.

Example Payload for Deserialize YAML

{
  "data": {
    "person": {
      "first": "Bob",
      "last": "Johnson"
    },
    "dob": "1990-01-01"
  }
}

JavaScript Object to CSV

Convert JavaScript Object to CSV | key: binaryToCsv

Input	Notes
Data code / Required data	JavaScript Object data to convert to CSV

Example Payload for JavaScript Object to CSV

{
  "data": "\"person__first\",\"person__last\",\"dob\"\n\"Bob\",\"Johnson\",\"1990-01-01\"",
  "contentType": "text/csv"
}

JavaScript Object to JSON

Convert JavaScript Object to JSON | key: binaryToJson

Input	Notes
Data code / Required data	JavaScript Object data to convert to JSON

Example Payload for JavaScript Object to JSON

{
  "data": "{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"first\": \"Bob\",\n    \"last\": \"Johnson\"\n  },\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\"\n}",
  "contentType": "application/json"
}

JavaScript Object to XML

Convert JavaScript Object to XML | key: binaryToXml

Input	Notes
Data code / Required data	JavaScript Object data to convert to XML

Example Payload for JavaScript Object to XML

{
  "data": "<dob>1990-01-01</dob>\n<person>\n  <first>Bob</first>\n  <last>Johnson</last>\n</person>",
  "contentType": "text/xml"
}

JavaScript Object to YAML

Convert JavaScript Object to YAML | key: binaryToYaml

Input	Notes
Data code / Required data	JavaScript Object data to convert to YAML

Example Payload for JavaScript Object to YAML

{
  "data": "---\nperson:\n  first: Bob\n  last: Johnson\ndob: '1990-01-01'",
  "contentType": "text/yaml"
}

JSON to CSV

Convert JSON to CSV | key: jsonToCsv

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	JSON data to convert to CSV

Example Payload for JSON to CSV

{
  "data": "\"person__first\",\"person__last\",\"dob\"\n\"Bob\",\"Johnson\",\"1990-01-01\"",
  "contentType": "text/csv"
}

JSON to XML

Convert JSON to XML | key: jsonToXml

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	JSON data to convert to XML

Example Payload for JSON to XML

{
  "data": "<dob>1990-01-01</dob>\n<person>\n  <first>Bob</first>\n  <last>Johnson</last>\n</person>",
  "contentType": "text/xml"
}

JSON to YAML

Convert JSON to YAML | key: jsonToYaml

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	JSON data to convert to YAML

Example Payload for JSON to YAML

{
  "data": "---\nperson:\n  first: Bob\n  last: Johnson\ndob: '1990-01-01'",
  "contentType": "text/yaml"
}

Pretty Print

Format data to be more human-readable | key: prettyPrint

Input	Notes
Data text / Required data	Data to pretty print

Serialize JSON Lines (.jsonl)

Serialize an array of JavaScript objects into .jsonl | key: serializeJsonl

Input	Notes
Array of JavaScript Objects to serialize string / Required array	Must be a reference to an array of JavaScript objects

Serialize URL-encoded Form Data

Serialize Form Data (x-www-form-urlencoded) | key: serializeFormData

Input	Notes
Data code / Required data	Form data to deserialize so it can be referenced in a subsequent step.

Example Payload for Serialize URL-encoded Form Data

{
  "data": "foo=bar&baz=123"
}

XML to CSV

Convert XML to CSV | key: xmlToCsv

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data		XML data to convert to CSV
Parse numbers as strings? boolean numbersAsStrings	false	Interpret numbers as strings?

Example Payload for XML to CSV

{
  "data": "\"person__first\",\"person__last\",\"dob\"\n\"Bob\",\"Johnson\",\"1990-01-01\"",
  "contentType": "text/csv"
}

XML to JSON

Convert XML to JSON | key: xmlToJson

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data		XML data to convert to JSON
Parse numbers as strings? boolean numbersAsStrings	false	Interpret numbers as strings?

Example Payload for XML to JSON

{
  "data": "{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"first\": \"Bob\",\n    \"last\": \"Johnson\"\n  },\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\"\n}",
  "contentType": "application/json"
}

XML to YAML

Convert XML to YAML | key: xmlToYaml

Input	Default	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data		XML data to convert to YAML
Parse numbers as strings? boolean numbersAsStrings	false	Interpret numbers as strings?

Example Payload for XML to YAML

{
  "data": "---\nperson:\n  first: Bob\n  last: Johnson\ndob: '1990-01-01'",
  "contentType": "text/yaml"
}

YAML to CSV

Convert YAML to CSV | key: yamlToCsv

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	YAML data to convert to CSV

Example Payload for YAML to CSV

{
  "data": "\"person__first\",\"person__last\",\"dob\"\n\"Bob\",\"Johnson\",\"1990-01-01\"",
  "contentType": "text/csv"
}

YAML to JSON

Convert YAML to JSON | key: yamlToJson

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	YAML data to convert to JSON

Example Payload for YAML to JSON

{
  "data": "{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"first\": \"Bob\",\n    \"last\": \"Johnson\"\n  },\n  \"dob\": \"1990-01-01\"\n}",
  "contentType": "application/json"
}

YAML to XML

Convert YAML to XML | key: yamlToXml

Input	Notes	Example
Data code / Required data	YAML data to convert to XML

Example Payload for YAML to XML

{
  "data": "<dob>1990-01-01</dob>\n<person>\n  <first>Bob</first>\n  <last>Johnson</last>\n</person>",
  "contentType": "text/xml"
}

Change data from one format to another

Description​

Actions​

Convert To Boolean​

Convert To Integer​

Convert To Number​

Convert To String​

CSV to JSON​

CSV to XML​

CSV to YAML​

Deserialize BINARY​

Deserialize CSV​

Deserialize JSON​

Deserialize JSON Lines (.jsonl)​

Deserialize URL-encoded Form Data​

Deserialize XML​

Deserialize YAML​

JavaScript Object to CSV​

JavaScript Object to JSON​

JavaScript Object to XML​

JavaScript Object to YAML​

JSON to CSV​

JSON to XML​

JSON to YAML​

Pretty Print​

Serialize JSON Lines (.jsonl)​

Serialize URL-encoded Form Data​

XML to CSV​

XML to JSON​

XML to YAML​

YAML to CSV​

YAML to JSON​

YAML to XML​