Does YAML to CSV upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. YAML to CSV runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.

Should I use YAML to JSON instead of YAML to CSV?

Use YAML to CSV when you need Turn a YAML list into CSV. Use YAML to JSON when you need Parse YAML into JSON. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.

YAML to CSV

Turn a YAML list into CSV.

Loads YAML then writes CSV from an array of objects. Unlike YAML to JSON this is CSV. Unlike JSON to CSV this starts from YAML. Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.

What YAML to CSV does

Loads YAML then writes CSV from an array of objects. Unlike YAML to JSON this is CSV. Unlike JSON to CSV this starts from YAML. Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.

YAML to CSV sits in the Convert group on purpose. It is not YAML to JSON (Parse YAML into JSON.) and not JSON to CSV (Turn a JSON array of objects into CSV.). Choose this page when you need Turn a YAML list into CSV. If you stretch YAML to CSV into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use YAML to CSV

Keep this tab on YAML to CSV (/yaml-to-csv). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example YAML to JSON) changes the job.
Paste or type the input YAML to CSV expects. Path hint: yaml to csv. Turn a YAML list into CSV.
Apply the YAML to CSV action only. JSON to CSV is a different transform (Turn a JSON array of objects into CSV.). Loads YAML then writes CSV from an array of objects. Unlike YAML to JSON this is CSV. Unlike JSON to CSV this starts from YAML. Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.
Copy the output of YAML to CSV if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.
If the text job is actually Parse YAML into JSON., leave YAML to CSV and open YAML to JSON.

When not to use YAML to CSV

Skip YAML to CSV when a neighbor tool matches better — start with YAML to JSON or JSON to CSV — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Loads YAML then writes CSV from an array of objects. Unlike YAML to JSON this is CSV. Unlike JSON to CSV this starts from YAML. Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.

Questions about YAML to CSV

What does YAML to CSV do that other Convert pages on this site do not?: Loads YAML then writes CSV from an array of objects. Unlike YAML to JSON this is CSV. Unlike JSON to CSV this starts from YAML. Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab. Short version: Turn a YAML list into CSV.
Does YAML to CSV upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. YAML to CSV runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.
Should I use YAML to JSON instead of YAML to CSV?: Use YAML to CSV when you need Turn a YAML list into CSV. Use YAML to JSON when you need Parse YAML into JSON. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of YAML to CSV?: Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab. Also: Loads YAML then writes CSV from an array of objects. Unlike YAML to JSON this is CSV. Unlike JSON to CSV this starts from YAML. Root must be a list of maps. Stays in this tab.