Getting Started
Getting Started with Sitemapgenerator.ai
Learn how to add your first site, understand crawl states, and get your sitemap up and running in minutes.
Prerequisites
All you need is a free account. No technical knowledge, server access, or command-line skills are required. Create your account if you haven't already, then head to the dashboard to begin.
Adding Your First Site
Generating a sitemap takes three steps:
- Open your dashboard.
- Paste your website's root URL into the text field — for example,
https://example.com. - Click Generate Sitemap. The crawler will start immediately and discover all publicly reachable pages on your site.
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Understanding Crawl States
After you submit a URL, your sitemap card shows one of three states:
| State | What it means |
|---|---|
| Pending | The crawler is actively discovering and checking URLs on your site. No action needed — sit tight. |
| Complete | The crawl finished successfully. Your sitemap is ready to download and your health score is available. |
| Failed | The crawler could not reach your site or encountered a fatal error. Check that your URL is correct and publicly accessible, then try again. |
How long does a crawl take?
Viewing Your Sitemap
Once a crawl completes, your sitemap card displays:
- URL count — total number of pages discovered.
- Health score — the percentage of URLs returning a healthy response (HTTP status below 400, not a redirect).
- Download button — saves the sitemap XML file to your computer.
- View details — opens the full URL list with per-URL status codes and filtering tools.
Managing Multiple Sites
Pro users can manage up to five sites from the same dashboard. Each site gets its own sitemap card with independent crawl history, health reports, and auto-refresh schedules. To add more sites, simply paste another root URL into the input field.
To set up automatic re-crawls on a schedule, visit the Auto-Refresh settings page. This is a Pro feature.
Next Steps
Now that your sitemap is generated, here's what to do next:
- Understand your health report — learn what the status codes mean and how to fix issues.
- Download and submit to search engines — get your sitemap in front of Google and Bing.
- Set up auto-refresh (Pro) — keep your sitemap current without manual effort.