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Website Sitemap Extractor

Find sitemap of website files from one domain. The tool reads robots.txt, tries the usual sitemap addresses, and lists each sitemap it finds with its type, URL count, and newest lastmod.

This check runs on our server. The address you enter is used only for this check and is not stored.
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Reads the Sitemap lines in robots.txt, then tries the usual sitemap addresses.

Tick the box to show you are not a robot, then press Read.

How to use the Website Sitemap Extractor

  1. Enter a domain, such as example.com, or any page address on the site. Only the scheme and host are used.
  2. Tick the robot check and press Read.
  3. Read the table of sitemaps found. Press List URLs on a row to open that sitemap in the Sitemap URL Extractor with the address filled in.

How it works

The server first downloads /robots.txt and keeps every Sitemap: line. Then it checks five addresses that sites often use: /sitemap.xml, /sitemap_index.xml, /sitemap-index.xml, /wp-sitemap.xml, and /sitemap.xml.gz. An address that answers with a 2xx or 3xx status counts as found.

Each sitemap found is downloaded and parsed. A file with a <sitemapindex> element is an index, and its count is the number of child sitemaps. Any other file is a URL set, and its count is the number of <url> entries. The newest lastmod value is shown for URL sets. Gzip files are unpacked first.

Every request goes to public addresses only, and the domain is not stored.

Examples

  • A WordPress site with core sitemaps usually shows /wp-sitemap.xml as an index, with child sitemaps for posts, pages, taxonomies, and users.
  • A site that lists https://example.com/sitemap.xml in robots.txt and also answers on that path shows it once, because duplicate addresses are merged.
  • A sitemap listed in robots.txt that returns broken XML stays in the table with the reason in the Error column, so you can see which file needs fixing.

Limitations

  • A sitemap that is neither in robots.txt nor at one of the five paths is not found. Search engines can still know it if it was submitted in their webmaster tools.
  • The finder lists sitemaps and counts entries. It does not list the URLs themselves; the List URLs link does that.
  • Up to 50 sitemaps are read per check, and each file is capped at 50 MB uncompressed.
  • The request comes from our server. A site that blocks unknown visitors can answer it differently from a search engine.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find the sitemap of a website?

Look for a Sitemap: line in /robots.txt, then try /sitemap.xml. This tool does both, plus four other common paths, in one check.

What is the difference between a sitemap index and a URL set?

A URL set lists page addresses. A sitemap index lists other sitemap files, which large sites use because one file may hold at most 50,000 URLs.

Why does a site have no sitemap here?

It has none, or it keeps the file at an address that robots.txt does not mention. The site owner can add a Sitemap: line to robots.txt so that every crawler finds it.

Do you store the domains I check?

No. The domain is used for this check and is not stored.

Often used together with Website Sitemap Extractor.

  • Sitemap URL ExtractorSEO Tools

    Reads sitemap files, follows sitemap indexes, and exports the URL list with lastmod values when available.

  • XML Sitemap GeneratorSEO Tools

    Build sitemap.xml files from pasted URLs or collect links from one page and export valid sitemap XML.

  • Robots.txt GeneratorDeveloper Tools

    Creates robots.txt rules for search and AI crawlers and tests URLs against them.