Le Thua Phu This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4671 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the HTTP Request → XML recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"name": "Extract Website URLs from Sitemap.XML for SEO Analysis",
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"name": "website",
"createdAt": "2025-05-12T18:47:34.764Z",
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"value": "https://phu.io.vn/"
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"binaryPropertyName": "={{ $json.loc }}"
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"notes": "or past sitemap URL at here",
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"url": "={{ $json.Domain }}sitemap.xml",
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"name": "Crawl sitemap 2",
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"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.loc }}",
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"fieldToSplitOut": "urlset.url"
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"parameters": {
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"height": 360,
"content": "## Set website URL at node 1 (or paste sitemap URL at node 2)"
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"content": "## Download file at here\n(or replace this node = Gooogle sheet node)\n"
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"content": "# FAQ\n## Q: What happens if the sitemap is large or contains many sub-sitemaps?\n\nA: The workflow handles sitemap indexes by splitting and processing each sub-sitemap individually. For very large sitemaps, ensure your n8n instance has sufficient resources (memory and CPU) to avoid performance issues. See Scaling n8n for optimization tips.\n\n## Q: Can I use this workflow with a specific sitemap URL instead of a domain?\n\nA: Yes, in the Crawl sitemap node, replace the url parameter ({{ $json.Domain }}sitemap.xml) with the direct sitemap URL (e.g., https://example.com/sitemap.xml). Update the node\u2019s notes for clarity.\n\n## Q: Why am I getting a timeout error?\n\nA: The HTTP Request nodes have a default timeout of 10 seconds. If the target server is slow, increase the timeout value in the options parameter of the Crawl sitemap or Crawl sitemap 2 nodes.\n\n## Q: How can I save the URLs to Google Sheets instead of a file?\n\nA: Replace the Convert to File node with a Google Sheets node. Configure it with your Google Sheets credentials and map the loc field from the Split Out 2 node to the desired spreadsheet column. Refer to the Google Sheets node documentation.\n\n## Q: Is this workflow compatible with older n8n versions?\n\nA: The workflow uses nodes compatible with n8n version 1.0 and later. For older versions, check for deprecated features (e.g., MySQL support) in the n8n v1.0 migration guide."
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"Set URL": {
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}
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About this workflow
This n8n workflow automates the process of crawling a website's sitemap to extract URLs, which is particularly useful for SEO analysis, website auditing, or content monitoring. By leveraging n8n's nodes, the workflow fetches the sitemap from a specified URL, processes the XML…
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