Website URL Extractor
Crawl a website and extract all internal URLs from its homepage — useful for auditing site structure, building sitemaps, or checking internal linking.
How the URL Extractor Works
- 1.Fetches the homepage HTML of the URL you provide.
- 2.Extracts all href attributes and resolves relative URLs to absolute.
- 3.Filters to internal links only (same origin) and removes static assets and duplicates.
- 4.Returns up to 200 unique URLs sorted alphabetically. Use the filter box to search.
What is a Website URL Extractor?
A website URL extractor crawls a live webpage and collects every internal link it finds — giving you a real-time map of pages reachable from that URL. Unlike a sitemap extractor (which reads a pre-published XML file), this tool fetches the actual HTML and parses anchor tags, so it finds URLs even when no sitemap exists or when the sitemap is out of date.
Results are deduplicated and filtered to internal URLs only — external links, images, stylesheets, and JavaScript files are excluded. This keeps the output clean and focused on the pages you actually want to audit.
URL Extractor vs Sitemap Extractor — When to Use Each
| Scenario | URL Extractor | Sitemap Extractor |
|---|---|---|
| Site has no sitemap | ✅ Use this | ❌ No data |
| Find pages linked from homepage | ✅ Best tool | ⚠️ May differ |
| Get full list of indexed pages | ⚠️ Single level only | ✅ Best tool |
| Quick link audit | ✅ Instant results | ⚠️ Depends on sitemap |
| Pre-migration URL inventory | ⚠️ Partial coverage | ✅ Complete list |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a URL extractor and a sitemap extractor?
A URL extractor parses live HTML and finds links actually present on a page. A sitemap extractor reads the published XML sitemap file. Use both together for the most complete picture: the sitemap shows what you told Google to index, the URL extractor shows what is actually linked.
Why are some of my pages missing from the results?
This tool performs a single-level crawl — it only follows links found directly on the page you submit. Pages buried deeper in your site (only linked from inner pages) will not appear. It also does not execute JavaScript, so navigation built with JS frameworks may not be fully followed.
How can I find ALL pages on a website?
For the most complete coverage, combine this tool with the Sitemap URL Extractor. The sitemap shows what was submitted to search engines; the URL extractor shows what is linked from the homepage. Together they reveal pages in one but not the other.
What types of URLs are excluded from results?
The tool filters out: external links pointing to other domains, static assets (images, CSS, JavaScript files), anchor fragment links (#section), and non-HTTP links (mailto:, tel:, javascript:). Results contain only clean internal page URLs.
Is this tool a web crawler?
It performs a single-level crawl of the URL you provide — it does not recursively spider the entire site. For deep multi-level crawling of large sites, tools like Screaming Frog SEO Spider or Sitebulb are more appropriate.
Who Uses a Website URL Extractor?
Extracting a site's internal link structure is a foundational step in technical SEO, site migrations, and competitive research.
SEO Auditors
Map a site's URL structure before an audit. Spot broken internal links, orphaned pages, and inconsistent URL patterns in seconds.
Site Migration Planning
Export every live URL before a domain migration, replatforming, or URL restructure. Use the CSV to build a complete 301 redirect map.
Competitor Research
Extract a competitor's internal link structure to understand their information architecture — which pages they prioritise and how they cluster content.
QA & Deployment Checks
After a deployment, extract URLs and compare against the previous version to confirm no pages were accidentally removed or renamed.
Website URL Extractor vs. Sitemap URL Extractor — What's the Difference?
Both tools give you a list of URLs, but they work from different sources:
Website URL Extractor (this tool)
- • Crawls live HTML on a webpage
- • Finds links that may not be in the sitemap
- • Good for sites without a sitemap
- • Best for auditing internal linking
Sitemap URL Extractor
- • Reads the published XML sitemap file
- • Returns exactly what the site owner declared
- • Supports sitemap indexes
- • Best for migration planning & indexing checks
Use both together for the most complete picture of a site's structure. Start with the Sitemap Extractor — if results are incomplete or no sitemap exists, switch to this tool.