URL dataset
Generated sitemap
Valid URLs—
Files—
XML size—
Removed/invalid—
Generated files
Sitemap index
Protocol guardrails
50,000 URLs per sitemap
Large inputs are automatically split.
Large inputs are automatically split.
50 MB uncompressed per sitemap
The builder shards by actual UTF-8 XML byte size, not character count.
The builder shards by actual UTF-8 XML byte size, not character count.
Absolute URLs only
Fragments are removed and malformed schemes are rejected.
Fragments are removed and malformed schemes are rejected.
Metadata guidance
lastmod is useful when it accurately reflects meaningful page changes. Google ignores changefreq and priority, so they are optional compatibility fields here rather than defaults.