What is a sitemap URL extractor?
A sitemap URL extractor pulls the URL values from an XML sitemap or sitemap index and turns them into a simple list. This makes it easier to review sitemap URLs without opening every XML entry manually.
How to use this sitemap extractor
- Open your
sitemap.xmlor sitemap index and copy its XML. - Paste the XML into the tool.
- Choose whether to remove duplicates, query strings or fragments.
- Click Extract URLs, then copy or download the resulting list.
Why SEO teams use sitemap URL extraction
Extracting sitemap URLs makes it easier to compare sitemap entries with crawl exports, redirects, canonicals, indexability checks and migration URL maps. It is useful when you need a quick URL list before a deeper technical SEO audit.
Sitemap limits worth checking
A single sitemap can contain up to 50,000 URLs or 50 MB of uncompressed data. Larger sites can split URLs across multiple sitemaps and use a sitemap index.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It detects both <urlset> sitemaps and <sitemapindex> files and extracts the URL values it finds.
No. It extracts URLs already present in the XML you paste. It does not check HTTP status codes, canonicals, robots directives or page content.
No. The extraction runs in your browser, so the pasted XML stays on your device while the tool processes it.
For an SEO audit, compare the list with crawl data, canonical URLs, redirect maps, indexability data and Search Console data to spot mismatches.