HTML Unescape Tool for API Responses

About This Tool

Working with REST APIs, GraphQL endpoints, and webhooks means constantly processing HTML response data. Raw API responses are typically minified — stripped of all whitespace and line breaks to minimize payload size — making them virtually impossible to read without formatting. This tool transforms those compact responses into well-structured, readable output that reveals the data hierarchy and makes it easy to locate specific values. Paste a response from Postman, cURL, browser DevTools Network tab, or any API client, and instantly see the formatted result. The tool validates the response structure during processing, catching malformed responses that might cause subtle bugs in your application. For developers debugging production issues, this immediate visibility into API data structures is invaluable.

What is HTML Unescape Tool?

An HTML unescape tool converts HTML entities back to their original characters. It decodes standard entities like &amp; → &, &lt; → <, &gt; → >, &quot; → ", and numeric/hex entities like &#39; → ' and &#x2F; → /. This is useful when processing HTML content from APIs, databases, or CMS systems where text has been double-encoded or when you need to extract the original text from HTML-encoded strings. Web scraping, content migration, and data processing frequently encounter HTML-encoded text that needs to be decoded before further processing or display in non-HTML contexts.

How to Use This Tool

1. Paste HTML-escaped text.
2. Click Unescape HTML.
3. View the decoded characters.
4. Copy the unescaped result.

Common Use Cases

• Formatting raw API response bodies for debugging
• Processing webhook payloads for analysis
• Cleaning up GraphQL query responses
• Inspecting third-party API data structures

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