# Check all URLs in a sitemap: status codes and redirects

**Use case:** 

Paste a sitemap link and every URL it lists is checked: status code, redirect chain, answer time, noindex and canonical tags, and pages that say 'not found' while answering 200. Sitemap index files and .xml.gz work too. Finds sitemap entries that redirect, break or cannot be indexed. $0.20 per 1,000 URLs + $0.01 per run.

## Input

```json
{
  "sitemapUrls": [
    "https://crawlee.dev/sitemap.xml"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/status_codes"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/broken_images"
    }
  ],
  "maxUrls": 500,
  "checkLinksOnSitemapPages": false,
  "checkExternalLinks": true,
  "checkImages": true,
  "checkIndexability": true,
  "respectRobotsTxt": true,
  "excludeUrlPatterns": [
    "/tag/",
    "?replytocom="
  ],
  "maxRedirects": 10,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "maxConcurrency": 20,
  "maxRequestsPerHost": 4
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "label": "Verdict",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "statusCode": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "statusText": {
    "label": "In words",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "redirectCount": {
    "label": "Redirects",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "finalUrl": {
    "label": "Ends at",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "problem": {
    "label": "Problem",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "issues": {
    "label": "Other issues",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "responseTimeMs": {
    "label": "Answer time (ms)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "foundOn": {
    "label": "Found on page",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "anchorText": {
    "label": "Anchor text",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Broken Link Checker & Sitemap Checker: Status & Redirects Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check all URLs in a sitemap: status codes and redirects". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/f06SjvVk7R1lSiazb) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check all URLs in a sitemap: status codes and redirects" task

The Broken Link Checker & Sitemap Checker: Status & Redirects Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like sitemap urls, pages whose links to check, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check all URLs in a sitemap: status codes and redirects" 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, verdict, status, and more.

### 4. 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 "Check all URLs in a sitemap: status codes and redirects" task via API](https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Broken Link Checker & Sitemap Checker: Status & Redirects](https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md

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`).