# Sitemap Health Validator — XML Sitemap SEO Audit (`q_services/sitemap-health-validator`) Actor

Validate XML sitemaps against the protocol: URL/size limits, malformed loc, invalid lastmod dates and more. Follows sitemap indexes.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/q\_services/sitemap-health-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [Q Services](https://apify.com/q_services) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.20 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Sitemap Health Validator — XML Sitemap SEO Audit

Valide les **sitemaps XML** de n'importe quel site contre le protocole sitemaps.org : structure, **limites de 50 000 URLs / 50 Mo par fichier**, balises `<loc>` malformées, dates `<lastmod>` invalides, priorités hors plage, URLs non-http(s). Suit automatiquement les sitemap index.

Idéal pour : SEO technique, contrôle qualité avant soumission à Google Search Console, audit de migration.

> Complémentaire de notre **Sitemap URL Extractor** : celui-ci **valide la santé** du sitemap ; l'autre en **extrait les URLs**.

**Exemple de résultat :**

```json
{
    "sitemapUrl": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml",
    "type": "urlset",
    "valid": false,
    "entryCount": 12000,
    "fileSizeMB": 2.4,
    "errorCount": 1,
    "errors": ["3 <loc> avec une URL invalide ou non-http(s)."],
    "warnings": ["12 <lastmod> au format de date invalide."],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-10T10:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### Comment l'utiliser

1. Collez l'URL de votre **sitemap.xml** (ou la page d'accueil du site)
2. Cliquez sur **Start** — chaque fichier sitemap est analysé et noté

### Combien ça coûte ?

| Événement | Prix |
|---|---|
| Démarrage du run | 0,005 $ |
| Par sitemap analysé | 0,0002 $ |

**Exemple : un site avec 50 sous-sitemaps ≈ 0,015 $.**

### Ce qui est vérifié

- Type valide (`urlset` ou `sitemapindex`)
- Limites du protocole : ≤ 50 000 URLs et ≤ 50 Mo par fichier
- `<loc>` présentes et URLs absolues http(s)
- `<lastmod>` au format date W3C
- `<priority>` dans la plage 0.0–1.0
- Content-Type de réponse cohérent

### Limitations

- Ne vérifie pas si les URLs listées répondent en 200 (utilisez notre Broken Link Checker pour ça)
- Les sitemaps compressés `.gz` ne sont pas décompressés

### FAQ

**Puis-je l'utiliser via API ?** Oui, appelable par API et via MCP.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

URL d'un sitemap.xml, ou la page d'accueil (l'Actor tente /sitemap.xml). Les sitemap index sont suivis.

## `maxSitemaps` (type: `integer`):

Budget : nombre de fichiers sitemap analysés (index + enfants).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Configuration proxy. Le proxy Apify par défaut convient dans la plupart des cas.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml"
  ],
  "maxSitemaps": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml"
    ],
    "maxSitemaps": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("q_services/sitemap-health-validator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": ["https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml"],
    "maxSitemaps": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("q_services/sitemap-health-validator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.apify.com/sitemap.xml"
  ],
  "maxSitemaps": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call q_services/sitemap-health-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=q_services/sitemap-health-validator",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Nw1Lp7FUmGMjHw7oF/builds/kkSNCjA4mhYhjeMXl/openapi.json