# Check every sitemap URL for 404 errors and redirects

**Use case:** 

Reads a website's sitemap and requests each URL in it, adding the HTTP status, redirect target and response time. Sort by status to find dead pages and redirects that should not be in the sitemap.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://crawlee.dev"
    }
  ],
  "maxUrls": 50,
  "checkStatus": true,
  "includeExtras": false,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "lastModified": {
    "label": "Last modified",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "changeFrequency": {
    "label": "Change frequency",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "priority": {
    "label": "Priority",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "httpStatus": {
    "label": "HTTP status",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "redirectUrl": {
    "label": "Redirects to",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sitemapUrl": {
    "label": "Sitemap",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "object"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Sitemap URL Extractor & Scraper: All Website URLs Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check every sitemap URL for 404 errors and redirects". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/neUhWt0PX2NJbr0gN) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check every sitemap URL for 404 errors and redirects" task

The Sitemap URL Extractor & Scraper: All Website URLs Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like websites or sitemaps, maximum urls, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check every sitemap URL for 404 errors and redirects" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as URL, last modified, change frequency, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check every sitemap URL for 404 errors and redirects" task via API](https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/sitemap-url-extractor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Sitemap URL Extractor & Scraper: All Website URLs](https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/sitemap-url-extractor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/sitemap-url-extractor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/cyber1nj3ct0r/sitemap-url-extractor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).