Examples: Sending an XML Request

You receive a JSON payload like:

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{
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  "data": {
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    "side_dishes": [
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      { "display_name": "corn", "value": "corn" },
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      { "display_name": "fries", "value": "fries" }
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    ]
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  }
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}

You want to generate this XML to send as a payload to a subsequent call

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<sides><side>corn</side><side>fries</side></sides>

Option 1: Build an XML string with DSL

Using DSL you can construct your payload as needed into a single string to send as an XML body.

xml_body: >
  $CONCAT([
    "<sides>",
    data.side_dishes
      .$MAP((val) => $CONCAT(["<side>", $TEXT(val.value), "</side>"]))
      .$CONCAT(""),
    "</sides>"
  ])

Option 2: Build an XML string with Python Scripts

Create a Script Action (standalone or inside a Compound Action) and configure:

• output_key: where the script result will be stored
• input_args:side_dishes: data.side_dishes
• code: the python code that returns the XML string

Python code: JSON → XML (stdlib-only)

Paste the following into the Script Action code field.

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from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
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def build_sides_xml(side_dishes):
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    root = ET.Element("sides")
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    for dish in side_dishes or []:
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        side = ET.SubElement(root, "side")
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        side.text = str(dish.get("value", ""))
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    return ET.tostring(root, encoding="unicode")
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# -------------------------
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# Main logic (returned value)
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# -------------------------
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xml_output = build_sides_xml(side_dishes)
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xml_output