# Audit Blog Sitemap Freshness and Article Schema

**Use case:** 

Check blog posts for stale sitemap dates, Article schema gaps, and conflicting update signals before they weaken organic search visibility.

## Input

```json
{
  "sitemapUrls": [
    "https://blog.apify.com/sitemap-posts.xml"
  ],
  "urls": [],
  "maxPages": 25,
  "maxConcurrency": 2,
  "requestDelayMs": 250,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "respectRobotsTxt": true,
  "includeSeoBasics": true,
  "includeSchemaValidation": true,
  "includeRawDateCandidates": false,
  "dateMismatchToleranceDays": 3,
  "userAgent": "Sitemap Freshness & Schema Integrity Auditor (+https://apify.com/)"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Input URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dates.bestKnownUpdateDate": {
    "label": "Best update",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "dates.daysSinceBestKnownUpdate": {
    "label": "Age days",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "dates.sitemapLastmod": {
    "label": "Sitemap lastmod",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "schema.dateModified": {
    "label": "Schema modified",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "schema.datePublished": {
    "label": "Schema published",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "dates.httpLastModified": {
    "label": "HTTP modified",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "request.lastModifiedHeader": {
    "label": "Last-Modified header",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "dates.dateSourcesAvailable": {
    "label": "Date sources",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "issueCodes": {
    "label": "Issue codes",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Sitemap Freshness & Schema Integrity Auditor](https://apify.com/sebastian-actors/sitemap-freshness-schema-integrity-auditor) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/sebastian-actors/sitemap-freshness-schema-integrity-auditor) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.