# Sitemap URL Extractor & Filter (`knotted_tussock/sitemap-url-extractor-filter`) Actor Extract, filter, and export URLs from sitemap.xml files for SEO audits, crawler seeding, RAG pipelines, and site intelligence. - **URL**: https://apify.com/knotted\_tussock/sitemap-url-extractor-filter.md - **Developed by:** [Ralph T](https://apify.com/knotted_tussock) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Sitemap URL Extractor & Filter Extract, filter, and export URLs from `sitemap.xml` files for SEO audits, crawler seeding, RAG ingestion, competitive research, and website intelligence workflows. ### What it does - Starts from one or more sitemap XML URLs. - Supports sitemap indexes and nested sitemap files. - Extracts page URLs plus `lastmod`, `changefreq`, and `priority` when present. - Applies include/exclude regex filters before export. - Deduplicates URLs. - Outputs a clean dataset view ready for CSV, JSON, or downstream Apify Actors. ### Best for - Preparing URL lists for RAG crawlers. - Seeding Apify crawlers with filtered URLs. - SEO audits and site inventory checks. - Finding docs/blog/product URLs from large sites. - Competitive content monitoring. ### Input example ```json { "sitemapUrls": ["https://docs.apify.com/sitemap.xml"], "includePatterns": ["^https://docs\\.apify\\.com/platform/actors"], "excludePatterns": ["/login", "/signup", "#"], "maxUrls": 1000, "maxSitemaps": 100, "sameDomainOnly": true } ```` ### Output Each dataset item is one filtered URL: ```json { "url": "https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors", "sitemapUrl": "https://docs.apify.com/sitemap.xml", "rootSitemapUrl": "https://docs.apify.com/sitemap.xml", "hostname": "docs.apify.com", "path": "/platform/actors", "lastmod": "2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z", "changefreq": "weekly", "priority": 0.8, "discoveredAt": "2026-07-04T00:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Notes - Keep `maxUrls` low for first runs, inspect the output, then scale up. - For very large sitemap indexes, use include/exclude patterns to avoid exporting irrelevant URLs. - This Actor extracts URLs only; pair it with a crawler Actor when you need page content. # Actor input Schema ## `sitemapUrls` (type: `array`): One or more sitemap.xml or sitemap index URLs. ## `includePatterns` (type: `array`): Optional regex patterns. If set, only URLs matching at least one pattern are exported. ## `excludePatterns` (type: `array`): Regex patterns for URLs to skip. ## `maxUrls` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of page URLs to export across all sitemaps. ## `maxSitemaps` (type: `integer`): Maximum sitemap XML files to fetch, including nested sitemap indexes. ## `sameDomainOnly` (type: `boolean`): Only export URLs from the same hostname as the sitemap that supplied them. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sitemapUrls": [ "https://docs.apify.com/sitemap.xml" ], "includePatterns": [], "excludePatterns": [ "/login", "/signup", "#" ], "maxUrls": 1000, "maxSitemaps": 100, "sameDomainOnly": true } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `urls` (type: `string`): Filtered sitemap URLs in the default dataset. ## `summary` (type: `string`): Summary JSON with sitemap and URL counts. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sitemapUrls": [ "https://docs.apify.com/sitemap.xml" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("knotted_tussock/sitemap-url-extractor-filter").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sitemapUrls": ["https://docs.apify.com/sitemap.xml"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("knotted_tussock/sitemap-url-extractor-filter").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sitemapUrls": [ "https://docs.apify.com/sitemap.xml" ] }' | apify call knotted_tussock/sitemap-url-extractor-filter --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=knotted_tussock/sitemap-url-extractor-filter", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Sitemap URL Extractor & Filter", "description": "Extract, filter, and export URLs from sitemap.xml files for SEO audits, crawler seeding, RAG pipelines, and site intelligence.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "rfpv0DUdrKCN89hxx" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/knotted_tussock~sitemap-url-extractor-filter/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-knotted_tussock-sitemap-url-extractor-filter", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/knotted_tussock~sitemap-url-extractor-filter/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-knotted_tussock-sitemap-url-extractor-filter", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/knotted_tussock~sitemap-url-extractor-filter/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-knotted_tussock-sitemap-url-extractor-filter", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "sitemapUrls" ], "properties": { "sitemapUrls": { "title": "Sitemap URLs", "type": "array", "description": "One or more sitemap.xml or sitemap index URLs.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includePatterns": { "title": "Include URL patterns", "type": "array", "description": "Optional regex patterns. If set, only URLs matching at least one pattern are exported.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "excludePatterns": { "title": "Exclude URL patterns", "type": "array", "description": "Regex patterns for URLs to skip.", "default": [ "/login", "/signup", "#" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxUrls": { "title": "Maximum URLs", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of page URLs to export across all sitemaps.", "default": 1000 }, "maxSitemaps": { "title": "Maximum sitemap files", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum sitemap XML files to fetch, including nested sitemap indexes.", "default": 100 }, "sameDomainOnly": { "title": "Same domain only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only export URLs from the same hostname as the sitemap that supplied them.", "default": true } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```