Load a remote XML into a web page and access its content via JavaScript

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I'd like to know if it's possible to load a remote XML file through the <script> tag, and access the content using JavaScript.

As the XML is a result of an external website (I'm using TheTVDb API), I can't load it using AJAX.

I'm looking for something like the following, if it's possible (JQuery-like syntax):

<script id="xmlload" type="text/xml" src="...">
<script type="text/javascript">
  var xmlcontent = $('#xmlload').content();
  // parse xmlcontent
</script>

what error are you getting? is the xml not ready? if so, maybe try doing it on document.ready — mindandmedia
– mindandmedia, Commented Feb 29, 2012 at 9:28

Denis Washington · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-29 16:04:31Z

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I don't think that this is possible - you will need to use XmlHttpRequest (AJAX) to use a HTTP-based API. However, it might still be possible to actually do cross-site requests if the TheTVDb server allows this - see HTTP access control on MDN, which describes the relevant W3C specification (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing).

So if you haven't done so yet, I'd recommend you just try if making an AJAX request works. Otherwise, it might be a good idea to ask the TheTVDb folks if they are so kind to implement the mentioned spec.

answered Feb 29, 2012 at 16:04

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auino Over a year ago

The cross-site request is not a problem, as I'm building a Chrome packaged application, which allows to make cross-site requests.

Denis Washington Over a year ago

I don't understand the problem, then. If you can make cross-site requests, why shouldn't you be able to do an XmlHttpRequest to any server? Have you tried?

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