How to Submit a sitemap using command line or programmatically

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Submitting a sitemap using the command line or programmatically can be done in several ways depending on the platform you are using. Here are some examples:

1. Using cURL (Command Line)

cURL is a command-line tool that allows you to transfer data to and from a server using various protocols. To submit a sitemap using cURL, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type the following command, replacing <sitemap_url> with the URL of your sitemap:

python
curl -X POST "http://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=<sitemap_url>"

3. Press Enter to submit the sitemap. If the sitemap is successfully submitted, you will receive a "Sitemap Notification Received" message.

2. Using Python

You can also submit a sitemap programmatically using Python. Here's an example using the requests library:

python
import requests

sitemap_url = "https://example.com/sitemap.xml"
ping_url = "http://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=" + sitemap_url

response = requests.post(ping_url)

if response.status_code == 200:
    print("Sitemap submitted successfully!")
else:
    print("Error submitting sitemap:", response.status_code)

In this example, replace https://example.com/sitemap.xml with the URL of your sitemap.

3. Using PHP

Here's an example of how to submit a sitemap using PHP:

php
<?php
$sitemap_url = "https://example.com/sitemap.xml";
$ping_url = "http://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=" . urlencode($sitemap_url);

$response = file_get_contents($ping_url);

if (strpos($response, "Sitemap Notification Received") !== false) {
    echo "Sitemap submitted successfully!";
} else {
    echo "Error submitting sitemap";
}
?>

In this example, replace https://example.com/sitemap.xml with the URL of your sitemap.

Note that these are just a few examples, and there are other ways to submit a sitemap programmatically depending on the platform you are using.

4. This is the least popular method you can use but it’s another option you have to make your sitemap available to Google.

You can use the ping command programmatically using the following format:

http://www.google.com/ping?sitemap='path to sitemap file'

For example:

http://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=https://example.com/sitemap.xml

In this example, replace https://example.com/sitemap.xml with the URL of your sitemap.

You can also do it through a browser window by pasting the URL. Once submitted you will get a ‘sitemap notification received’.

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