Extract sitemap URLs from a sitemap index file

Scrape and extract all sitemap URLs from a sitemap index file automatically.

Transform sitemap index files into a list of sitemap URLs for SEO audits, website migration planning, and large-scale content monitoring.

Simply provide the sitemap index URL, so you can:

✓ Map website architecture across products, languages, and regions.
✓ Identify missing or orphaned sitemaps affecting SEO performance.
✓ Track competitor content organization and expansion strategies.
✓ Scale web scraping workflows with systematic sitemap discovery.

🕷️ You can connect this prebuilt robot with the sitemap URL extractor to get a full list of all URLs across all sitemap files.

How to extract all URLs from a sitemap index file

To use this sitemap data extraction tool, you need:

• Sitemap index URL: the direct link to the .xml or .xml.gz file (usually found in robots.txt)
• The number of sitemap URLs you want to extract (up to 10,000 URLs)
• A Browse AI account (it's free to get started)

🤔 Where can I find the sitemap URL? Sitemap URLs are often listed in domain.com/robots.txt

What can I do with the sitemap URLs?

Once you extract a list of all sitemap URLs you can:

• Create a workflow to automatically scrape all URLs from each file using our sitemap URL extractor.
• Monitor for sitemap changes automatically and set up alerts and notifications.
• Connect scraped sitemap URLs via API or Webhook.
• Sync extracted sitemap URLs to Google Sheets, Airtable, or AWS S3.
• Export all extracted sitemap URLs as a CSV or JSON.
• Create automations with Zapier, Make, and Pabbly.

What data does this sitemap file scraper extract?

• Sitemap URLs from all <loc> tags
• Last modified timestamps for each sitemap
• Position and hierarchy data

FAQs

What file formats does this robot support?

‍Both standard XML (.xml) and compressed (.xml.gz) sitemap index files. The robot automatically handles decompression.

How do I find a website's sitemap index?

‍Check the robots.txt file (add /robots.txt to any domain). Large websites typically reference their sitemap index there. Look for entries like "Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap_index.xml"

What's the difference between this and the URL extractor robot?

‍This robot extracts sitemap file URLs from a sitemap index (the directory). The URL extractor extracts actual page URLs from individual sitemap files.

Can I monitor multiple websites simultaneously?

‍Yes. Set up separate monitoring tasks for each sitemap index. Each monitor runs independently on your chosen schedule.

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