Google Sitemap Errors

Here are a list of Google Sitemap errors straight from the Webmaster Tools of Google.

1. Compression error


2. Empty Sitemap


3. Invalid attribute value


4. Invalid date


5. Invalid tag value


6. Invalid URL


7. Invalid URL: We've detected that a Sitemap you've listed doesn't include the full URL.


8. Invalid XML: too many tags


9. Missing XML attribute


10. Missing XML tag


11. Nested indexing


12. Parsing error


13. Temporary error


14. Too many Sitemaps


15. Too many URLs


16. Unsupported file format


17. URL not allowed


18. Paths don't match: We've detected that you submitted your Sitemap using a URL path that doesn't include the www prefix.


19. Paths don't match: We've detected that you submitted your Sitemap using a URL path that includes the www prefix.


20. Incorrect namespace


21. Leading whitespace


22. A specific HTTP error

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Updated: May 17, 2018