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Free Sitemap Checker

Paste a domain or sitemap URL - we discover /sitemap.xml via robots.txt and common paths, then validate XML on GetCited.me.

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Why validate your sitemap?

A valid XML sitemap helps search engines and AI crawlers discover every important page. Broken or missing sitemaps can leave content invisible in search and AI answers.

  1. Faster indexing

    A clean sitemap tells Google and AI crawlers which URLs to fetch, speeding up indexing for new pages and posts.

  2. Crawl efficiency

    Spot bloated sitemaps over Google's 50,000-URL limit and split them before they waste crawl budget.

  3. Error prevention

    Catch malformed XML, empty files, and discovery gaps that silently block pages from being indexed.

  4. Instant validation

    Professional-grade sitemap analysis forever free on GetCited.me - results in seconds, no sign-up.

How it works

Four short steps from URL to a clear validation summary - the same discovery signals GetCited.me checks before a full GEO audit.

  1. Enter your domain

    Paste a website URL or a direct sitemap URL - we normalize the host and locate the file.

  2. Sitemap discovery

    We check robots.txt Sitemap: lines and common paths like /sitemap.xml to find the right file.

  3. XML parsing & analysis

    We parse the XML, detect urlset vs sitemap index, count URLs and images, and flag structural issues.

  4. Review validation results

    See type, XML validity, discovery path, URL counts, nested sitemaps, and the raw file.

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Sitemap FAQ

An XML sitemap lists the URLs you want search engines and AI crawlers to discover. It can be a urlset of pages or a sitemap index that points to nested sitemaps.
Even small sites benefit. A sitemap speeds discovery of new pages and gives crawlers a clear inventory when internal links are thin.
Google's guideline is 50,000 URLs (or 50MB uncompressed) per sitemap file. Larger sites should use a sitemap index with nested files.

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