String Escape

Escape or unescape a string for JSON, HTML, URL, or regex contexts.

This page documents the HTTP endpoint POST /api/tools/string-escape/execute. See the MCP reference →

Call it over REST

POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/string-escape/execute · no API keys · 60 requests/min per IP

Execute — verified arguments

curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/string-escape/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "He said \"hi\"",
    "format": "json"
  }'

Parameter schema for this endpoint

curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/string-escape

Interactive docs · OpenAPI 3.1 spec · All REST tools

Input schema

Argument	Type	Required	Description
text	string	yes	Input text.
format	string (json \| html \| url \| regex)	yes	Escape format.
mode	string (escape \| unescape)	no	Direction. Defaults to "escape". Default: "escape".

Example arguments (verified)

{
  "text": "He said \"hi\"",
  "format": "json"
}

Also an MCP tool

Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client can call this tool as findutils:string_escape after one connect command.

Connect once

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

Open the MCP reference for String Escape →

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