Video Sitemap Generator
A video sitemap generator writes a sitemap that describes the videos on your pages. Enter each video's page, thumbnail, title, description and its file or player URL, and this free tool writes valid XML with the required tags and any optional ones you fill in. It checks Google's limits, such as the description length and duration range.
Separate fields with |. Optional fields can be left empty.
Video Sitemap XML
What is a video sitemap generator and when should you use it?
A video sitemap lists the videos on your pages with details such as title, thumbnail and where the video file or player is. Google recommends video sitemaps to help it find and understand video content. For the same information inside the page itself, use the Video Schema Generator, and check the finished file with the XML Sitemap Validator.
How do you use it?
- Add a row for each video.
- Fill in the required fields and any optional ones.
- Fix the warnings.
- Download the sitemap and submit it in Search Console.
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Result interpretation & practical applications
When evaluating the output of the video sitemap generator, review the parsed metrics against your specific site architecture. Outputs are formatted for direct implementation into your HTML source, web server configuration, or Google Search Console audit files.
Always inspect generated values for contextual nuance. Automated tools highlight structural patterns, but manual verification confirms that technical directives align with your overarching SEO strategy.
Technical rules and limitations
- Required: thumbnail, title, description and either the content URL or the player URL.
- Description: up to 2,048 characters; duration: 1 to 28,800 seconds; rating: 0.0 to 5.0; up to 32 tags.
- The content or player URL must not be the page URL.
- video:category, video:price and video:gallery_loc were removed.
- Don't list videos unrelated to the page.
Google's video sitemaps documentation.
Common mistakes and troubleshooting
- Using the page URL as the player URL.
- A description longer than 2,048 characters.
- Adding removed tags such as video:category.
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Authoritative Technical Documentation & Standards
This tool executes logic aligned with official technical documentation and search engine webmaster standards:
- Google Search Central video sitemap documentation
Google Search Central: Video Sitemaps and Best Practices
Primary engineering source and technical documentation.
- Schema.org VideoObject specification
Schema.org: VideoObject Structured Data Specification
Primary engineering source and technical documentation.
Video Sitemap Generator questions
content_loc or player_loc? ↓
Google recommends content_loc if possible; use player_loc for embedded players.
Can I list YouTube videos? ↓
Yes, with the embed URL as the player URL, on a page where the video is shown.
What if my video expires? ↓
Add the expiration date; Google won't show it after that date.
Is this tool free? ↓
Yes. It is completely free to use and requires no registration or subscription.
Does this tool visit my website or store my files? ↓
No. It executes entirely in your local browser runtime. Your inputs and results are never stored or logged on our servers.
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