Free XML Sitemap Checker
Discover sitemap URLs from robots.txt and common locations, fetch XML sitemap files, validate parsing, count listed URLs, and identify sitemap indexes that point to child sitemaps.
Common use cases
- Verify that search engines can discover a sitemap after a site launch or migration.
- Check whether sitemap XML is valid and returns successful HTTP responses.
- Count URLs and child sitemaps to confirm important content is included for crawlers.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the sitemap checker look?
It checks sitemap URLs declared in robots.txt and common locations such as /sitemap.xml, then reports fetch status, parse validity, URL counts, and sitemap index details.
Does a sitemap guarantee indexing?
No. A sitemap helps discovery, but pages still need to be crawlable, canonicalized correctly, and valuable enough for search engines to index.