Sitemap Extractor — XML Sitemap URLs to Clean JSON

Fetch any XML sitemap (or a whole domain) and get a clean list of all its URLs. Point this actor at a sitemap or a domain and get back a tidy row per URL with lastmod, changefreq and priority. It follows sitemap indexes and unpacks gzipped sitemaps automatically. No setup, no anti-bot.

AI-agent ready: this Actor is callable and payable by AI agents via x402 (USDC on Base), no Apify account required.

The fast way to discover every URL on a site for SEO, crawling and migration.

Who uses this

• 🔎 SEO teams — audit indexed URLs, lastmod freshness and priorities.
• 🕷️ Crawlers & scrapers — get a complete URL seed list before a crawl.
• 🔀 Site migrations — inventory every URL to map redirects.
• 🤖 AI / LLM pipelines — discover pages to ingest for a knowledge base.
• 🧑‍💻 Developers — a clean sitemap parser without handling XML/gzip yourself.

What you get — one clean row per URL

Field	Description
loc	The page URL
lastmod	Last-modified date
changefreq	Change frequency hint
priority	Priority hint (0.0–1.0)
sitemap	Source sitemap the URL came from
ok, scrapedAt	Status & provenance

Example

Input

{ "sitemapUrls": ["https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml"], "maxUrls": 5000 }

(you can also pass a bare domain — the sitemap is discovered automatically)

Output (one item)

{
  "sitemap": "https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml",
  "loc": "https://apify.com/store",
  "lastmod": "2026-07-01",
  "changefreq": "daily",
  "priority": 0.8
}

Why this actor

• ✅ Follows sitemap indexes — expands nested sitemaps automatically.
• 🗜️ Handles gzip — unpacks .xml.gz sitemaps for you.
• 🌐 Domain or sitemap URL — pass either; it finds the sitemap.
• 🎯 Cap the output — set maxUrls for large sites.
• ⚡ Fast & affordable — pay only per URL returned. No setup, no anti-bot.

Input options

• sitemapUrls (required) — sitemap URLs or bare domains.
• maxUrls — cap the total URLs returned (for very large sites).

FAQ

Does it follow sitemap index files? Yes — nested sitemaps are expanded automatically.

Gzipped sitemaps? Yes — .xml.gz sitemaps are unpacked transparently.

Can I pass a domain instead of a sitemap URL? Yes — the sitemap is discovered from the domain.

How fresh is the data? Live — it fetches the sitemap in real time on every run.

Can I export to CSV/Excel/Google Sheets? Yes — the dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel and HTML, or pull it via the API.

What does it cost? Pay-per-URL — you're only charged for URLs actually returned.

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Tip: run this before a crawl to get a complete, deduplicated seed list of a site's pages.