Image and video sitemap extensions
type: TechArticle
description: Optional XML extensions that add image and video metadata to sitemap entries. Useful when media is loaded by JavaScript or hosted on a CDN that crawlers cannot reach by following links.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-05-29T09:13:20.000Z
citation: Image sitemaps
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: Google Search Central
citation: Video sitemaps and alternatives
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: Google Search Central
citation: Sitemaps XML format
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: sitemaps.org

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type: WebSite

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type: Organization

breadcrumb
type: BreadcrumbList
item list element: Home
  type: ListItem
  position: 1
  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
  type: ListItem
  position: 2
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: SEO
  type: ListItem
  position: 3
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/seo/
item list element: Image and video sitemap extensions
  type: ListItem
  position: 4
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/seo/image-sitemaps/