Code Formatter
Format and beautify source code in Python, JSON, XML, HTML, and SQL.
POST
1 credit
/v1/code-format
curl -X POST "https://devtools.toolkitapi.io/v1/code-format" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"code": "{\"name\":\"Alice\",\"age\":30}", "language": "json"}'
import httpx
resp = httpx.post(
"https://devtools.toolkitapi.io/v1/code-format",
json={"code": "{\"name\":\"Alice\",\"age\":30}", "language": "json"},
)
print(resp.json())const resp = await fetch("https://devtools.toolkitapi.io/v1/code-format", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({"code": "{\"name\":\"Alice\",\"age\":30}", "language": "json"}),
});
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);# See curl example
Response
200 OK
{
"formatted": "{\n \"name\": \"Alice\",\n \"age\": 30\n}",
"language": "json"
}Try It Live
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Response
Description
Format and beautify source code in Python, JSON, XML, HTML, and SQL.
How to Use
1
1. Send a POST request with `code` (the source code) and `language` (the target language).
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2. The `formatted` field contains the beautified output.
About This Tool
Code Formatter beautifies source code in five languages: Python (via autopep8), JSON, XML, HTML (via BeautifulSoup), and SQL (via sqlparse). Paste your code and get clean, consistently formatted output.
Why Use This Tool
- Code review — Format messy snippets before sharing or reviewing
- Documentation — Beautify code examples for docs and READMEs
- Standardization — Apply consistent formatting across multi-language projects
- Quick cleanup — Format minified JSON, XML, or HTML for readability
Frequently Asked Questions
Which formatting tools are used?
- **Python** — autopep8 (PEP 8 compliance)
- **JSON** — Python `json.dumps` with 2-space indent
- **XML** — `xml.dom.minidom` pretty printer
- **HTML** — BeautifulSoup prettify
- **SQL** — sqlparse with reindent and uppercase keywords
Does it validate the code?
Partially. If the code can't be parsed (e.g., invalid JSON or malformed XML), an error is returned. The tool doesn't perform semantic validation.
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