Sitemap Checker
Validate a site’s XML sitemap: does sitemap.xml exist and parse, how many URLs does it list, and do a sample of them actually respond?
What this tool checks
- Existence & validity —
/sitemap.xmlreturns 200 and is a valid urlset or sitemap index. - URL count — how many URLs are listed (following the first child of an index).
- Reachability — a sample of URLs is fetched to catch dead links.
Related tools
- robots.txt Checker — does robots.txt point to your sitemap?
- llms.txt Generator — build an llms.txt from this sitemap.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-09.
Frequently asked questions
▸ ▾ What does the sitemap checker do?
It validates your sitemap.xml, counts the URLs, follows sitemap indexes, and samples entries to check for dead links.
▸ ▾ Where should my sitemap live and be referenced?
Serve it at your site root (e.g. /sitemap.xml) and reference it with a Sitemap: line in robots.txt so crawlers discover it.