Sitemap Checker

Find every sitemap a domain actually exposes. Checks robots.txt's Sitemap directive first, then falls back to the common paths search engines also try.

Why use our Sitemap Checker

Checks robots.txt first, the real signal

The Sitemap directive in robots.txt is how a site is actually supposed to declare its sitemap, this checks that before falling back to guessing common paths.

Follows sitemap indexes automatically

If a sitemap is actually an index pointing to multiple child sitemaps, this counts the real total URLs across all of them.

Useful before an audit or migration

Confirm exactly which sitemaps exist and how many URLs each contains before running a deeper crawl or comparing before/after a migration.

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Real Sitemap Checker example: before vs. after

Checking a domain after a CMS migration to confirm the new sitemap setup actually replaced the old one.

Before · Assumed

Sitemap expected

The old CMS's sitemap.xml was assumed removed, but nothing had actually confirmed that.

After · Actually found

Sitemaps live

The old sitemap was still being served alongside the new one, sending search engines conflicting URL lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would a domain have more than one sitemap?

Large sites often split sitemaps by content type (pages, posts, products) under one sitemap index. Sometimes it's unintentional too, an old sitemap left live after a migration, which is exactly the kind of thing worth checking for.

What if nothing is found?

This means neither robots.txt declares a Sitemap directive nor any of the common paths return one. The site may not have a sitemap at all, or it's hosted at a non-standard location you'd need to check manually.

Does this check if the sitemap is submitted to Google?

No, this only checks whether the sitemap exists and is reachable. Submission status lives in Google Search Console's Sitemaps report.

Can I check a staging or password-protected site?

No, this fetches the sitemap the same way a search engine crawler would, publicly. A protected site would need to be checked manually.

Validate what you find

Once you've found your sitemaps, check each one against the real protocol rules with our Sitemap Validator.

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