Sitemap Monitoring#

Your XML sitemap tells search engines which pages to crawl. Pulsewise monitors your sitemap to make sure it's valid, accessible, and not losing URLs unexpectedly.

Available on: Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans Default frequency: Every 1 hour

How it works#

Pulsewise fetches your sitemap URL and validates it:

1. Accessibility — Checks that the sitemap returns a successful HTTP response
2. XML validation — Verifies the sitemap is well-formed XML
3. URL counting — Counts the number of unique URLs in the sitemap
4. Sitemap index detection — If your sitemap is an index file, Pulsewise counts the sub-sitemaps referenced

Change tracking#

Each check compares the current URL count against the previous check and calculates the percentage change. A significant drop in URLs could indicate pages being accidentally removed from your sitemap.

What you'll see#

The sitemap monitoring page shows:

• Sitemap URL and HTTP status code
• Whether the XML is valid
• Number of URLs found
• Number of sitemap files (for sitemap indexes)
• Percentage change since the last check
• Any validation errors

Notifications#