# Sitemap Health Validator (`predictable_function/my-actor`) Actor

Validates sitemap.xml files and checks health of listed URLs

- **URL**: https://apify.com/predictable\_function/my-actor.md
- **Developed by:** [riya rawat](https://apify.com/predictable_function) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools
- **Stats:** 66 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## JavaScript Website Scraper (Crawlee + Cheerio)

A fast, lightweight Apify Actor for scraping static and semi-dynamic websites using Crawlee’s CheerioCrawler.
The Actor extracts page titles and URLs from provided start pages and stores the results in an Apify Dataset.

Designed for performance, low resource usage, and easy extensibility.
Fully compliant with Apify Actor Store rules and suitable for the Apify $1 Million Actor Challenge.

***

### Key Features

- Fast HTML parsing using Cheerio (no browser required)
- Crawlee-powered request handling and concurrency
- Low memory usage (works on Apify free plan)
- Proxy support for reduced blocking
- Structured and consistent dataset output
- Easy to customize and extend

***

### Input

#### startUrls

Type: Array\
Description: List of URLs where the crawler starts.

#### maxPagesPerCrawl

Type: Number\
Description: Maximum number of pages to scrape.

#### Example Input

````json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://example.com/" }
  ],
  "maxPagesPerCrawl": 10
}

# Actor input Schema

## `sitemapUrls` (type: `array`):

List of sitemap.xml URLs to validate.
## `maxUrls` (type: `number`):

Maximum number of URLs to validate from sitemap.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sitemapUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml"
    }
  ],
  "maxUrls": 50
}
````

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sitemapUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("predictable_function/my-actor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "sitemapUrls": [{ "url": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("predictable_function/my-actor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sitemapUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/sitemap.xml"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call predictable_function/my-actor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,predictable_function/my-actor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/08nUNGUAFFrShSskq/builds/BfPaoqoRJy4d81Zg4/openapi.json