Sitemap troubleshooting
XML sitemap help
Use these guides to identify structural problems in XML you already have. The validator does not fetch deployed sitemap URLs or inspect Search Console.
Invalid sitemap XML
Find malformed XML, unsafe declarations, missing locations, and invalid optional values.
Sitemap namespace errors
Check the root element and required sitemap protocol namespace.
Sitemap index errors
Validate index entries and child sitemap locations without fetching them.
Working with other structured formats?
Check calendar files with CorrectICS, contact files with CorrectVCF, feeds with CorrectFeed, Content-Type values with CorrectMIME, or browse CorrectFormats.