Extract page URLs from a sitemap file (<urlset>)

Extract all URLS from a sitemap into a structured dataset

Turn any sitemap into a structured database of page URLs with last-modified dates. This robot transforms standard sitemap files into clean data for SEO analysis, content monitoring, and systematic web scraping workflows with no coding required.

Simply provide the sitemap URL, and this robot delivers:

✓ Extract complete page inventories for content audits and SEO analysis.
✓ Monitor content freshness through last-modified timestamps.
✓ Build comprehensive URL lists for systematic web scraping.
✓ Track competitor publishing velocity and content strategies.

What is a sitemap file and where can I find it?

A Sitemap URL Set is a type of XML file that websites use to list their publicly accessible pages. These files often end in .xml or .xml.gz and are typically referenced in the site’s robots.txt.

Example structure:

<urlset>
<url>
  <loc>https://example.com/product/123</loc>
  <lastmod>2025-07-25</lastmod>
</url>
</urlset>

⚠️ If the site you want to extract URLs from uses a sitemap index file, you'll need to extract the sitemap URLs first.

How to extract URLs from a sitemap file

To use this sitemap file extractor tool, you need:

• Sitemap URL - the direct link to the sitemap.xml file (usually sitemap.xml or found via robots.txt)
• A Browse AI account (it's free to get started)

What can I do with the page URLs?

Once you extract a list of all URLs you can:

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

FAQs

How many URLs can this robot extract?

‍The robot handles sitemaps of any size, from small sites with dozens of pages to enterprise sites with hundreds of thousands of URLs.

What sitemap formats are supported?

‍Standard XML sitemaps (.xml) and compressed versions (.xml.gz) that follow the sitemap protocol. Most CMSs generate compatible formats.

Can I filter URLs during extraction?

‍The robot extracts all URLs in the sitemap. Filter results afterward in your connected tools like Google Sheets or Airtable using URL patterns.

How do I chain this with the sitemap index extractor?

‍First use the sitemap index extractor to get all sitemap files, then run this robot on each sitemap to get all page URLs.

Get more data by pairing with these robots

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