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Sitemap finder

Paste a site URL and see where its sitemap lives. We read robots.txt and probe the most common paths. Right in your browser, no sign up.

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Quick guide

How to find a website's sitemap

A sitemap is the file that lists a site URLs for search engines. Finding it is the first step to submit your pages to Google, audit what is indexable and review the site structure. This tool starts from the site root and locates the file for you.

Where the sitemap usually lives

/sitemap.xml: the standard address at the domain root, the first place Google looks.
In robots.txt: many sites declare the sitemap with a Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml line, which can point to any address.
In an index: large sites use a sitemap_index.xml that points to several smaller sitemaps.
In Google Search Console: the Sitemaps report shows the files already submitted, even if they sit at non standard addresses.

How this tool searches

The search looks in two places. First it reads the site robots.txt and collects every Sitemap: line. Then it probes the common paths at the root, such as /sitemap.xml, /sitemap_index.xml and /sitemap-index.xml, and treats one as found when the file responds and looks like a sitemap (it contains <urlset> or <sitemapindex>).

Why finding the sitemap matters

To submit to Google: you only submit the sitemap to Search Console once you know the right address.
To audit indexing: the list of URLs in the sitemap shows what the site wants crawled.
To study competitors: the sitemap reveals the structure and page volume of any public site.

What to do after you find it

With the address in hand, submit the sitemap in the Sitemaps report inside Google Search Console and check its read status. Then open the file in our Sitemap Validator to check the type, the URL count and the errors that stop Google from reading the content.

Not every site has a sitemap

If the tool finds nothing in the common locations, the site may use a non standard address, declare the sitemap only in Search Console, or simply not have one. It is worth checking robots.txt by hand and considering generating a sitemap for your own site.

FAQ

Sitemap finder questions

Is the finder free?

Yes, free and no sign up. Enter the site URL and get the sitemaps found instantly.

How do you find the sitemap?

We read the site robots.txt looking for Sitemap: lines and probe the common paths at the root, such as sitemap.xml and sitemap_index.xml.

What if no sitemap is found?

The site may use a non standard address, declare the sitemap only in Search Console, or not have one. Check robots.txt by hand to be sure.

What is the difference between finding and validating a sitemap?

This tool discovers the sitemap address. Once you find it, use the Sitemap Validator to check the type, the URL count and the file errors.

Do I need the full sitemap address?

No. Just the site URL, for example yoursite.com. The tool searches for the sitemap from the domain root.

Is my data stored?

The search runs on demand and nothing from the site is stored.

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