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HTML to CSV converter

HTML rows are normalised by our table engine before CSV is written, preserving row order and typed values for html-to-csv.

  • Converted with Table engine · nothing stored
  • Free: 5 conversions a day · 5 MB each
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What changes

  • HTML rows are normalised by our table engine before CSV is written, preserving row order and typed values for html-to-csv.
  • Flat HTML columns stay flat in CSV; presentation-only details are not carried forward.
  • The converter treats the file as one logical table, so comments, prose around tables, and source metadata are skipped.
  • Numbers, booleans, dates, blanks, and strings are inferred and then serialized in the destination format's native shape.
  • Delimiter, encoding, newline, and header choices apply only where HTML or CSV is a text table.
  • The CSV result focuses on portable data, not formulas, rich layout, or application-specific metadata.

A real HTML → CSV run

We converted our HTML sample (490 B) with Table engine on 2026-09-11. It took 1 ms and produced a 42 B CSV file, 91% smaller than the input. The engine raised no warnings.

Input · sample.html · 490 B

Standalone document with 1 heading, 1 paragraph, 1 table, 0 links, 0 images

Headings
1
Paragraphs
1
Tables
1
Links
0
Images
0
Standalone document
yes

Output · sample.csv · 42 B

2 data rows × 3 columns; header: Metric,Q2,Q3

Rows
2
Columns
3
Header
Metric,Q2,Q3

First lines of the output

csv
Metric,Q2,Q3
ARR,$4.1M,$4.9M
NRR,108%,113%

Options

encoding
Decode UTF-8 or Latin-1 text before parsing table-oriented formats.
delimiter
Choose comma, tab, pipe, semicolon, or another separator for delimited text input or output.
newline
Write LF or CRLF line endings for generated text tables.

Example

input
<table><tr><th>name</th><th>score</th></tr><tr><td>Ada</td><td>9</td></tr></table>
output
name,score
Ada,9

Do it in code

python
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_html("input.html")[0]
df.to_csv("output.csv", index=False)

HTML to CSV by API or MCP

The HTTP API and the MCP server run the exact engine this page uses (Table engine); the response carries the same warnings the web converter shows. Check support first with GET /api/v1/pairs?from=html&to=csv.

curl
curl -X POST https://filetypeconverters.com/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FTC_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.html" -F "from=html" -F "to=csv" \
  -F 'options={"encoding":"utf-8"}' \
  --output output.csv

Options this engine accepts for HTML → CSV

KeyApplies toTypeDefault
encodingReading HTMLutf-8 · latin1utf-8
delimiterWriting CSVstring,
newlineWriting CSV ·
API reference

This converter works today; a tested write-up of what changes for HTML → CSV is in progress.