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.