Sitemap Snapshot Diff
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$5.00 / 1,000 complete sitemap comparisons
Compare two saved XML sitemaps without hosting the old snapshot. Paste before/after urlset XML; get added, removed and metadata-changed URLs in one JSON report. USD0.005 per completed comparison.
You can access the Sitemap Snapshot Diff programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token5const client = new ApifyClient({6 token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',7});8
9// Prepare Actor input10const input = {11 "beforeXml": "<urlset xmlns=\"http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9\"><url><loc>https://example.com/keep</loc><lastmod>2026-09-01</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://example.com/old</loc></url></urlset>",12 "afterXml": "<urlset xmlns=\"http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9\"><url><loc>https://example.com/keep</loc><lastmod>2026-09-02</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://example.com/new</loc></url></urlset>"13};14
15// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish16const run = await client.actor("ecomopskits/sitemap-snapshot-diff").call(input);17
18// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)19console.log('Results from dataset');20console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);21const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();22items.forEach((item) => {23 console.dir(item);24});25
26// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docsThe Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Sitemap Snapshot Diff API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
$npm install apify-clientOther API clients include: