# XML

Frends offers seamless integration with [XML format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML), enabling you to effortlessly connect and automate data flows between your systems using the XML format.

Frends has tasks for performing all core XML operations.

By leveraging Frends' task-based approach, you can configure and customize XML integrations according to your specific requirements. Frends offers a wide range of tasks that facilitate integrations to a variety of systems and protocols.

## Use cases

Below you will find typical use cases for XML integrations and how they are implemented in Frends.

### Query the XML data using XPath

By using the [`XPathQuery`](https://docs.frends.com/tasks/tasks/xml/xpathquery) task we can create an integration that queries the XML document for data using a XPath expression.

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