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Warning Technical SEO

Non-200 URL in XML sitemap

Severity
Warning
Impact
Medium
Effort to fix
Low
Issue code
sitemap_non200

Why it matters

Sitemaps should only list live, indexable URLs. Errors and redirects in the sitemap reduce trust in it.

How to fix it

Remove this URL from the sitemap or replace it with its final destination.

How it affects your score

Finding this issue on any page costs the Technical SEO score 3 points, plus up to 12 more depending on the share of crawled pages affected. Weakens rankings, crawling or measurement. Fix after critical issues.

Find the affected URLs

Open Crawl > Issues and pick Non-200 URL in XML sitemap. Each affected URL is listed with its evidence, and Copy URLs or Export URLs hands the list to a developer. The issue also appears in the Action Plan, ranked by impact (medium) and effort (low), and in the issues CSV under the code sitemap_non200. After fixing, run a new audit and use Compare to confirm the URLs moved to fixed.