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Watch sitemaps for drift and dead links

Point it at sitemap URLs or site roots and it audits every sitemap, snapshots the declared URL set for the next run, probes a paced sample of declared URLs for dead links and flags findings in alert and alert_reasons.

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Sitemap URL Scraper: List URLs & Check Changes
Sitemap URL Scraper: List URLs & Check Changespradio/sitemap-url-scraper
URL
Status
Lastmod
Changefreq
+8 fields
Text
Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

Start URLs:https://cmu.edu/sitemap.xml+2
Older setting: list URLs:true
Older setting: check links:true
Dead-link sample size:50
Stale-sitemap alert after (days):30
Sitemap levels to follow:2
Sitemap health rows:100

Output fields

URL
Status
Lastmod
Changefreq
Priority
Parent sitemap
Source URL
Response body kind
Drift kind
Declared host match
Robots declares
Added since last run

How it works

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The Sitemap URL Scraper: List URLs & Check Changes Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Watch sitemaps for drift and dead links". Sign up or log in and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

Start the "Watch sitemaps for drift and dead links" task

The Sitemap URL Scraper: List URLs & Check Changes Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like start urls, older setting: list urls, and more, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "Watch sitemaps for drift and dead links" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as URL, status, lastmod, and more.

Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Watch sitemaps for drift and dead links" task via API.

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