Sitemap could not be read

Hello,

I’m sorry to hear that you are still facing issues with your sitemap in Google Search Console despite trying the steps mentioned in the Rank Math articles.

If you have followed all the troubleshooting steps and the issue persists, please reply to this ticket with any specific details or error messages you are encountering so that a human agent from the Rank Math Support team can assist you further.

Thank you for your understanding, and we are here to help you with any additional assistance you may need.

Sources:
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us and we apologize for any inconvenience this issue might have caused you.

We tested your sitemap and it works correctly:

Please follow this guide to troubleshoot the couldn’t fetch issue: https://rankmath.com/kb/couldnt-fetch-error-google-search-console/

Let us know how that goes. We look forward to helping you.

Thanks.

Hello,

We’ve noticed this issue with some other users, and it seems that the problem lies with Google rather than Rank Math. It appears that Google is labeling all sitemaps as “Couldn’t fetch” until they are actually read. Once the sitemap is read, the ‘Last read’ column will display the date it was last read. It usually takes a few hours or days for Google to read the submitted sitemap, so we kindly ask for your patience as you wait for the ‘Last read’ column to update.

You can also check that Google can read your sitemap by going to the Google URL Inspection Tool and entering your full sitemap URL. Then click “Live Test” (https://i.rankmath.com/i/qi72Gd) and switch to the Source tab (https://i.rankmath.com/i/VHkaDV). You should see the XML content of your sitemap there. If you do, then it means Google can fetch your content, and the error on your search console is just a temporary glitch on Google’s end.

We hope this helps.

Thanks.