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XML Sitemap & Sitemap Index Extractor

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Parse XML sitemaps and sitemap index files. Extract target URLs, last modified dates, priority scores, and change frequency for SEO audits.

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🗺️ XML Sitemap & Nested Sitemap Index Extractor

Fast, recursive XML sitemap crawler capable of parsing massive sitemap indexes, extracting canonical URLs, lastmod dates, change frequency, priority, and image tags.

🥊 Why This Actor Beats the Competition

Feature	Standard Sitemap Scrapers	Desktop Crawlers (Screaming Frog)	This Actor
Recursive Indexes	❌ Crashes on `<sitemapindex>`	Requires machine memory	🌲 Automatic recursive child sitemap parsing
Speed	🐌 50 URLs/sec	Limited by local network	⚡ 5,000+ URLs / second streaming parser
Large Sitemaps	💥 Out of memory on 50k+ URLs	High memory consumption	🛡️ Streaming parser with zero memory leaks
Cost	💸 Compute hour billing	💸 $259 / year license	💰 $0.80 per 1,000 URLs (PPR)

🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Use

Method 1: Apify Console

Input target sitemap URLs in Sitemap URLs (e.g. https://wordpress.org/sitemap.xml).
Set Max URLs limit (default: 1000).
Click Start to extract all indexed URLs.

Method 2: Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("litezero/xml-sitemap-extractor").call(run_input={
    "sitemapUrls": ["https://wordpress.org/sitemap.xml"],
    "maxUrls": 100
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"URL: {item['loc']} (LastMod: {item['lastmod']})")

📥 Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`sitemapUrls`	Array	Yes	`["https://wordpress.org/sitemap.xml"]`	Target XML sitemap or sitemap index URLs
`maxUrls`	Integer	No	`1000`	Maximum URLs to parse and push

📤 Output Data Dictionary

Field	Type	Description
`loc`	String	Canonical URL from `<loc>` tag
`lastmod`	String	Last modified timestamp
`changefreq`	String	Expected change frequency
`priority`	Float	Search engine priority (0.0 – 1.0)
`sitemapSource`	String	Parent sitemap URL where URL was discovered
`scrapedAt`	String	ISO 8601 extraction timestamp

💡 Top Use Cases

SEO Competitor Audits: Discover newly published articles and product URLs instantly.
Full-Site Crawl Seeding: Feed downstream scrapers with valid URL inventories.

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