# Sitemap Checker: Find 404s, Redirects and Noindex Pages

**Use case:** 

Check every URL in an XML sitemap and output only the entries to fix: 404s and server errors, URLs that redirect (with the full redirect chain), and pages that are not indexable because of noindex or a canonical that points elsewhere. Sitemap indexes and .gz files are followed. The example checks the 75 URLs of alpinejs.dev ($0.075). $1 per 1,000 URLs.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "http://python.org",
    "https://github.com/apify/crawlee",
    "https://example.com/this-page-does-not-exist",
    "https://expired.badssl.com/"
  ],
  "sitemapUrl": "https://alpinejs.dev/sitemap.xml",
  "onlyProblems": true,
  "includeHtmlSignals": true,
  "checkSsl": true,
  "sslWarnDays": 14,
  "method": "auto",
  "followRedirects": true,
  "maxRedirects": 10,
  "timeoutSecs": 20,
  "maxConcurrency": 40,
  "maxConcurrencyPerHost": 8,
  "compareWithPrevious": false,
  "onlyChanges": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "finalUrl": {
    "label": "Final URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "sslDaysLeft": {
    "label": "Ssl days left"
  },
  "sslValidTo": {
    "label": "Ssl valid to"
  },
  "sslIssuer": {
    "label": "Ssl issuer"
  },
  "sslValid": {
    "label": "SSL valid",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "sslExpiring": {
    "label": "Expiring soon",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "sslError": {
    "label": "Ssl error"
  },
  "indexable": {
    "label": "Indexable",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "notIndexableReason": {
    "label": "Not indexable reason"
  },
  "canonicalUrl": {
    "label": "Canonical",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "canonicalMatches": {
    "label": "Canonical = final URL",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "metaRobots": {
    "label": "Meta robots"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Bulk URL Status Checker - HTTP Status & 301 Redirect Checker Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Sitemap Checker: Find 404s, Redirects and Noindex Pages". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/c3wam8BYLDrUavwND) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Sitemap Checker: Find 404s, Redirects and Noindex Pages" task

The Bulk URL Status Checker - HTTP Status & 301 Redirect Checker Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like URLs, sitemap url, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Sitemap Checker: Find 404s, Redirects and Noindex Pages" 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, final url, 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 "Sitemap Checker: Find 404s, Redirects and Noindex Pages" task via API](https://apify.com/tidytools/bulk-url-status-checker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Bulk URL Status Checker - HTTP Status & 301 Redirect Checker](https://apify.com/tidytools/bulk-url-status-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/tidytools/bulk-url-status-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/tidytools/bulk-url-status-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`).