# Sitemap URL Extractor & Parser (`pink_comic/sitemap-url-extractor`) Actor Extract all URLs from XML sitemaps. Auto-discovers sitemaps via robots.txt. Handles nested sitemap indexes. Returns URL, last modified date, change frequency, priority, and image metadata. For SEO audits, content migration, and competitive analysis. No API key needed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/pink\_comic/sitemap-url-extractor.md - **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN 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 & Parser Extract all URLs from XML sitemaps with automatic discovery, nested sitemap index support, and rich metadata. Perfect for SEO audits, content migration, competitive analysis, and website monitoring. ### What it does Give it any website URL or sitemap.xml link, and it returns every URL listed in the sitemap along with metadata like last modification date, change frequency, and priority. **Key features:** - **Auto-discovery** -- Finds sitemaps automatically by checking robots.txt and common paths - **Nested sitemap support** -- Handles sitemap index files that reference multiple sub-sitemaps - **Rich metadata** -- Extracts lastmod, changefreq, priority, and image data - **Date filtering** -- Only include URLs modified after a specific date - **Bulk processing** -- Process multiple websites in a single run - **No API key needed** -- Works out of the box ### Input | Field | Description | Default | |-------|-------------|---------| | urls | Website or sitemap.xml URLs to extract | Required | | autoDiscover | Auto-find sitemaps from robots.txt | true | | maxResults | Maximum URLs to extract | 1000 | | modifiedSince | Only URLs modified after this date (YYYY-MM-DD) | (all) | | includeImages | Include image metadata from sitemaps | false | ### Output Each result contains: ```json { "url": "https://example.com/page", "sitemapSource": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml", "lastModified": "2026-04-01", "changeFreq": "weekly", "priority": "0.8", "images": [] } ```` ### Use cases - **SEO Audit** -- Get a complete list of indexed pages with their metadata - **Content Migration** -- Map all URLs before migrating to a new platform - **Competitive Analysis** -- See what pages competitors have and how often they update - **Website Monitoring** -- Track new pages added since a specific date - **Link Building** -- Find all pages on a target site to identify link opportunities - **Content Inventory** -- Catalog all pages with their update frequency and priority ### Pricing $0.50 per 1,000 URLs extracted. No API key or external service required. # Actor input Schema ## `urls` (type: `array`): List of URLs to extract sitemaps from. Can be sitemap.xml URLs directly, or website URLs (auto-discovery will find the sitemap). Examples: https://example.com, https://example.com/sitemap.xml ## `autoDiscover` (type: `boolean`): Automatically find sitemaps by checking robots.txt and common sitemap paths. Disable if you're providing direct sitemap URLs. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of URLs to extract across all sitemaps. ## `modifiedSince` (type: `string`): Only include URLs modified after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty to include all URLs. ## `includeImages` (type: `boolean`): Include image URLs and metadata from sitemap image extensions. ## Actor input object example ```json { "urls": [ "https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml" ], "autoDiscover": true, "maxResults": 1000, "modifiedSince": "", "includeImages": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "urls": [ "https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/sitemap-url-extractor").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "urls": ["https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("pink_comic/sitemap-url-extractor").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 '{ "urls": [ "https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml" ] }' | apify call pink_comic/sitemap-url-extractor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=pink_comic/sitemap-url-extractor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Sitemap URL Extractor & Parser", "description": "Extract all URLs from XML sitemaps. Auto-discovers sitemaps via robots.txt. Handles nested sitemap indexes. Returns URL, last modified date, change frequency, priority, and image metadata. For SEO audits, content migration, and competitive analysis. No API key needed.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "3hzbNmzQgshR99BvU" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/pink_comic~sitemap-url-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-pink_comic-sitemap-url-extractor", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/pink_comic~sitemap-url-extractor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-pink_comic-sitemap-url-extractor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/pink_comic~sitemap-url-extractor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-pink_comic-sitemap-url-extractor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "urls" ], "properties": { "urls": { "title": "Website or Sitemap URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of URLs to extract sitemaps from. Can be sitemap.xml URLs directly, or website URLs (auto-discovery will find the sitemap). Examples: https://example.com, https://example.com/sitemap.xml", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "autoDiscover": { "title": "Auto-Discover Sitemaps", "type": "boolean", "description": "Automatically find sitemaps by checking robots.txt and common sitemap paths. Disable if you're providing direct sitemap URLs.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of URLs to extract across all sitemaps.", "default": 1000 }, "modifiedSince": { "title": "Modified Since", "type": "string", "description": "Only include URLs modified after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty to include all URLs.", "default": "" }, "includeImages": { "title": "Include Image Metadata", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include image URLs and metadata from sitemap image extensions.", "default": false } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```