# Sitemap URL Extractor – All URLs from Any Website (`parth-tools/sitemap-url-extractor`) Actor

Get every URL from a website's XML sitemaps: auto-discovers sitemaps via robots.txt, follows sitemap indexes, reads .xml.gz, text and RSS sitemaps. lastmod, changefreq, priority, hreflang, filters. $0.20 per 1,000 URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parth-tools/sitemap-url-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Parth](https://apify.com/parth-tools) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.20 / 1,000 sitemap urls

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## Sitemap URL Extractor – All URLs from Any Website

**Get the complete list of a website's URLs from its XML sitemaps in seconds.** Enter a domain and the Actor finds the sitemaps (from `robots.txt` and common locations such as `/sitemap.xml`, `/sitemap_index.xml`, `/wp-sitemap.xml`), follows **sitemap index files** recursively, reads **gzipped (.xml.gz)**, **text** and **RSS/Atom** sitemaps, and outputs one row per unique URL with `lastmod`, `changefreq`, `priority`, image count and hreflang alternates.

**$0.20 per 1,000 URLs.** No browser, no start fee.

### Use cases

- 🗺️ **Crawl planning** — feed the URL list into scrapers, the Website to Markdown Crawler, an SEO auditor or a status checker
- 🆕 **Find new or updated content** — use *Modified after* to get only pages changed since a date (competitor monitoring, news, product launches)
- 📊 **SEO audits** — count indexable pages per section, check sitemap coverage, compare with crawls
- 🛒 **Ecommerce** — list all product or category URLs of a store

### Features

- Sitemap **auto-discovery** from robots.txt + common paths, or give a direct sitemap URL
- Recursive **sitemap indexes**, `.xml.gz`, plain-text and RSS/Atom sitemaps
- Fields: `url`, `lastmod` (normalized ISO 8601), `changefreq`, `priority`, `imageCount`, hreflang `alternates`, Google News title, source `sitemapUrl`
- Filters: include/exclude **glob or regex** patterns, **lastmod after** date, max URLs per site
- De-duplicated per site; run summary lists every sitemap file read and any errors

### Input example

```json
{
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://apify.com" }, { "url": "https://blog.apify.com/sitemap.xml" }],
    "maxUrlsPerSite": 5000,
    "includeUrlPatterns": ["https://blog.apify.com/**"],
    "lastmodAfter": "2026-01-01"
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "url": "https://blog.apify.com/when-data-gets-too-big-why-you-need-structured-data/",
    "lastmod": "2026-10-19T11:01:48.000Z",
    "changefreq": null,
    "priority": null,
    "imageCount": 1,
    "alternates": null,
    "sitemapUrl": "https://blog.apify.com/sitemap-posts.xml",
    "site": "https://blog.apify.com"
}
```

The `RUN_SUMMARY` record lists each sitemap file read (type, URL count, child sitemaps) and errors.

### Pricing

| Event | Price | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sitemap URL | **$0.0002** ($0.20 / 1,000 URLs) | Each unique URL saved after filters |
| Actor start | $0.00005 | Once per run |

A 5,000-page site costs about $1. Sites without a sitemap return a free error row.

### FAQ

**The site has no sitemap — what now?** You'll get a free row saying so. Use a crawler (e.g. the Website to Markdown Crawler or Technical SEO Site Auditor) to discover pages by following links.

**Does it check if the URLs work?** No, it lists them. Pipe the list into the Bulk URL Status & Redirect Checker to find 404s and redirects in your sitemap.

**Are huge sitemaps supported?** Yes — sitemap indexes with hundreds of files and millions of URLs. Use *Max URLs per site* to cap.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

A website (sitemaps are discovered from robots.txt and common locations like /sitemap.xml, /sitemap_index.xml, /wp-sitemap.xml) or a direct sitemap URL (.xml, .xml.gz, .txt, RSS).

## `maxUrlsPerSite` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique URLs per website / sitemap input.

## `includeUrlPatterns` (type: `array`):

Glob patterns (e.g. <code>https://example.com/blog/\*\*</code>) or /regex/.

## `excludeUrlPatterns` (type: `array`):

Glob patterns or /regex/.

## `lastmodAfter` (type: `string`):

Only URLs whose \<lastmod> is on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). URLs without lastmod are skipped when set. Great for finding new or updated pages.

## `includeAlternates` (type: `boolean`):

Output xhtml:link hreflang alternates listed in the sitemap.

## `maxSitemapsPerSite` (type: `integer`):

Safety cap on nested sitemap files read per input.

## `userAgent` (type: `string`):

Request identity.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apify.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://blog.apify.com/sitemap.xml"
    }
  ],
  "maxUrlsPerSite": 1000,
  "includeAlternates": true,
  "maxSitemapsPerSite": 1000,
  "userAgent": "bot"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `urls` (type: `string`):

No description

## `all` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://apify.com"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://blog.apify.com/sitemap.xml"
        }
    ],
    "maxUrlsPerSite": 1000
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parth-tools/sitemap-url-extractor").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://apify.com" },
        { "url": "https://blog.apify.com/sitemap.xml" },
    ],
    "maxUrlsPerSite": 1000,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parth-tools/sitemap-url-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apify.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://blog.apify.com/sitemap.xml"
    }
  ],
  "maxUrlsPerSite": 1000
}' |
apify call parth-tools/sitemap-url-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parth-tools/sitemap-url-extractor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/lg69ClNY0PMuqdojM/builds/0LXXa9en2xT9YgNv8/openapi.json