# Google News Scraper (`aurenic/google-news-scraper`) Actor

Extract Google News articles by keyword, topic, or custom RSS feed. Resolves redirect URLs to real publisher URLs and optionally extracts full article text. Pure RSS, no browser, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/aurenic/google-news-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Aurenic](https://apify.com/aurenic) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.70 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google News Scraper

Extract Google News articles by keyword, topic, or custom RSS feed. Resolves Google News redirect URLs to the publisher's real article URL. Optional full article text extraction. Pure RSS, no browser, no proxy.

### What does Google News Scraper do?

Scrape Google News in three modes:

- **Search** — keyword queries against Google News's search feed. Supports date range filtering and any country/language combination.
- **Topics** — pull Google News's curated topic feeds: WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH.
- **Custom RSS URLs** — paste any Google News RSS URL directly.

For every article you get: title, snippet, source/publisher, publish date, Google News URL, **resolved publisher URL**, and optional **full article text**.

Google News exposes public RSS feeds at `news.google.com/rss` — the actor fetches them directly via HTTP. No browser, no proxies, no CAPTCHA. Google is the *aggregator*; the RSS feed itself is unblocked.

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| title | Article headline |
| snippet | Short description from the feed |
| source | Publisher name |
| sourceUrl | Publisher homepage |
| publishedAt | ISO 8601 publication date |
| pubDateRaw | Original RSS pubDate string |
| googleNewsUrl | Google News redirect URL |
| publisherUrl | Resolved publisher article URL (when `resolvePublisherUrls` is on) |
| fullText | Full article body (when `includeFullText` is on) |
| query | The search query, topic, or RSS URL that produced this article |
| language | Language code of the run |
| country | Country code of the run |

### Who is it for?

- **Brand and PR monitoring teams** tracking media mentions across thousands of outlets
- **Financial analysts** building real-time news feeds for event-driven trading signals
- **AI and RAG developers** sourcing fresh, dated news corpora for training and grounding
- **Content teams** tracking competitor coverage and industry announcements
- **Journalists** monitoring beat keywords across Google News's entire publisher network
- **Market researchers** measuring coverage volume by topic, region, or outlet

### Pricing

**$0.90 per 1,000 results.** No subscription.

| Results | Cost |
|---|---|
| 100 | $0.09 |
| 1,000 | $0.90 |
| 10,000 | $9.00 |

### How to use it

1. Enter one or more **Search Queries**, or pick **Topics**, or paste **Custom RSS URLs**.
2. Set **Language** and **Country** (defaults: `en-US` / `US`).
3. Enable **Resolve Publisher URLs** to get the real article URL instead of Google's redirect.
4. Optionally enable **Extract Full Article Text** (slower, may hit paywalls).
5. Click **Start**.

### Output example

```json
{
  "recordType": "article",
  "query": "OpenAI",
  "title": "OpenAI launches new reasoning model for enterprise customers",
  "snippet": "The company said the model is available starting today to API customers...",
  "source": "The Verge",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.theverge.com",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-21T09:42:00.000Z",
  "pubDateRaw": "Sun, 21 Sep 2026 09:42:00 GMT",
  "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi...",
  "publisherUrl": "https://www.theverge.com/2026/9/21/openai-reasoning-model-enterprise",
  "fullText": "",
  "language": "en-US",
  "country": "US",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Technical details

- Built on **Google News's public RSS feeds** (`news.google.com/rss`) — no scraping, no anti-bot
- **No proxy needed** by default. Google News RSS is reachable from Apify datacenter IPs, confirmed by multiple competitor actors.
- **Publisher URL resolution** follows Google News redirects and reads the canonical link as a fallback — a feature most competitors do not offer
- **Full-text extraction** pulls `articleBody` from JSON-LD and falls back to common article-body containers
- Supports **any language/country** combination via `hl`, `gl`, and `ceid` query parameters
- **Date-range filtering** on publish timestamps

### Known limits

- **Google News RSS caps ~100 items per feed.** For deeper coverage, split queries by day or sub-keyword.
- **Publisher URL resolution requires a redirect round-trip.** Slower but produces usable URLs. Disable it if you only need the Google News redirect.
- **Full-text extraction is best-effort.** Paywalled publishers (WSJ, NYT, FT) may return a partial preview.
- **Google may apply per-IP rate limits** on RSS bursts. The actor backs off on 429 and retries.

### FAQ

**Do I need an API key?** No. Google News RSS is public.

**Do I need a proxy?** No. Google News RSS accepts datacenter IPs.

**What's the difference between `googleNewsUrl` and `publisherUrl`?** `googleNewsUrl` is Google's redirect (opaque encoded link). `publisherUrl` is the real article URL at the outlet — what you want for downstream processing.

**Why is `fullText` empty?** Either `includeFullText` is disabled, or the publisher blocked the fetch (paywall/bot protection). Most free outlets work; paywalled ones may not.

**How do I get historical news?** Google News RSS returns recent items (~100 max). For historical archives, pair this actor with publisher-specific scrapers or news archive APIs.

**How do I export data?** After a run, go to Storage → Export as JSON, CSV, Excel.

### Support

Open an issue on the Actor's page for bugs or feature requests.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search on Google News (e.g. 'OpenAI', 'interest rates').

## `topicUrls` (type: `array`):

Google News topics: WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH. Or paste any full topic RSS URL.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste any Google News RSS URL directly (search, topic, or publication feed).

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language code in BCP-47 form (en-US, es-ES, fr-FR, de-DE, pt-BR, ja-JP, …).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country code (US, GB, CA, AU, DE, FR, ES, IT, BR, MX, IN, JP, …).

## `maxArticlesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap per search query, topic, or RSS URL.

## `resolvePublisherUrls` (type: `boolean`):

Follow Google News redirect URLs back to the publisher's real article URL. Adds one request per article but makes results directly usable.

## `includeFullText` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch and extract the full article body from the publisher. Requires resolvePublisherUrls. Slower and can trigger publisher paywalls.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Only include articles published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Only include articles published on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Google News RSS is reachable from Apify datacenter IPs. Leave disabled unless you see HTTP 429 / 403.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "OpenAI"
  ],
  "topicUrls": [
    "TECHNOLOGY"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "language": "en-US",
  "country": "US",
  "maxArticlesPerQuery": 100,
  "resolvePublisherUrls": true,
  "includeFullText": false,
  "dateFrom": "",
  "dateTo": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "OpenAI"
    ],
    "topicUrls": [
        "TECHNOLOGY"
    ],
    "startUrls": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("aurenic/google-news-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQueries": ["OpenAI"],
    "topicUrls": ["TECHNOLOGY"],
    "startUrls": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("aurenic/google-news-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "OpenAI"
  ],
  "topicUrls": [
    "TECHNOLOGY"
  ],
  "startUrls": []
}' |
apify call aurenic/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,aurenic/google-news-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/DDM6oxNBrHPE0wjTz/builds/6WxmYRvy2gb4CtXRk/openapi.json