# Html Table To Json — REST API endpoint `html-table-to-json`

Convert an HTML <table> into JSON — an array of objects keyed by the header row, or an array of row arrays. Cell text is extracted with tags stripped and entities decoded. Empty header cells become column1, column2, ….

- Category: data
- MCP server: https://mcp.findutils.com/ (Streamable HTTP, no API keys, 120 req/min per IP)
- REST endpoint: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/html-table-to-json/execute (no API keys, 60 req/min per IP)
- Reference page: https://findutils.com/api/html-table-to-json/
- Same tool on the other surface: https://findutils.com/mcp/html-table-to-json/

## Call the endpoint (verified example)

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/html-table-to-json/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "html": "<table><tr><th>Name</th><th>Age</th></tr><tr><td>Ann</td><td>30</td></tr></table>"
  }'

# Parameter schema
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/html-table-to-json
```

## Input schema

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `html` | string | yes | HTML that contains at least one <table> element. A full page is fine; the first table is used unless table_index is set. |
| `format` | string (objects \| arrays) | no | "objects" (default) maps each row to an object; "arrays" returns rows as string arrays. Default: `"objects"`. |
| `first_row_headers` | boolean | no | When format is "objects", use the first row as object keys (default true). When false, keys are column1, column2, …. Default: `true`. |
| `table_index` | integer | no | Zero-based index of the table to convert when the HTML has several. Default 0. Default: `0`. |

Example arguments (verified):

```json
{
  "html": "<table><tr><th>Name</th><th>Age</th></tr><tr><td>Ann</td><td>30</td></tr></table>"
}
```

OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://findutils.com/api/openapi.json · Interactive docs: https://findutils.com/api/docs/

## Also an MCP tool

```bash
claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/
```

Then ask the client to call `findutils:html_table_to_json`. Full MCP reference: https://findutils.com/mcp/html-table-to-json/

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