Google News Scraper — Search & Topics RSS API

Google News RSS Scraper

Extract structured article metadata from Google News public RSS feeds for your keyword queries or named topic feeds, up to 100 articles per feed. It reads public RSS: no login, API key or proxy needed. On the Free plan, each news-item costs $0.0009 per event and each apify-actor-start costs $0.00005 per event.

• Extract headlines, publishers, dates, redirect links, article IDs, and locale context.
• Track keyword mentions for media monitoring.
• Compare coverage across country editions for competitive intelligence.
• Monitor industry news for market research.

What you get

RSS-derived values are null when the source does not provide them.

Field	Type	Description	Values or format
title	string	Clean headline with source suffix stripped; null if the RSS title is missing	Article headline
source_name	string	Publisher name; null if the RSS source name is missing	Publisher name
source_url	string	Publisher homepage URL; null if the RSS source URL is missing	URL
source_domain	string	Bare publisher domain; null if the source URL is missing	For example, energy.gov
published_at	ISO 8601 string	Parsed publication date; null if missing. If the RSS date cannot be parsed, the raw string is kept here and the pubdate_unparseable warning is added	ISO 8601 UTC
pub_date_raw	string	Original RSS publication date; null if missing	RFC 822 date
rss_link	string	Google News encoded redirect; null if the RSS link is missing	news.google.com/rss/articles/...
article_id	string	Google article token for deduplication; null if the article ID is missing	CBM... token
query	string	Query or topic that produced the record; empty input entries are skipped, so processed records have a non-empty value	Search query or topic name
feed_type	string	Feed mode used; not null or empty for processed records	search or topic
language	string	Language and locale input; a null input uses the default, while an empty input remains empty	For example, en-US
country	string	Regional edition input; a null input uses the default, while an empty input remains empty	Two-letter country code
scraped_at	ISO 8601 string	UTC timestamp generated for the run; not null or empty for processed records	ISO 8601 UTC
parse_confidence	number	Parse-quality score; not null or empty for processed records	0.0 to 1.0
warnings	array of strings	Machine-readable quality warnings; an empty array means no warnings	Warning-code list

Sample output

Example dataset item:

{
  "title": "DOE Explains...Artificial Intelligence",
  "source_name": "Department of Energy (.gov)",
  "source_url": "https://www.energy.gov",
  "source_domain": "energy.gov",
  "published_at": "2026-10-30T14:42:15Z",
  "pub_date_raw": "Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:42:15 GMT",
  "rss_link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTE41OVprOE5tN2lBVzZuck52RDRvRU9FU0JvNThpald0enFRaUNzSHBxY0QzVmVhWnJMMHNEUXAzUlNrRnFmOFBtNkpTUVhTQ1lkdFVFeXJpRUZodHAwWTZwMDQ1UzNfMThKTFZqSjZuWkxtOEl2?oc=5",
  "article_id": "CBMidEFVX3lxTE41OVprOE5tN2lBVzZuck52RDRvRU9FU0JvNThpald0enFRaUNzSHBxY0QzVmVhWnJMMHNEUXAzUlNrRnFmOFBtNkpTUVhTQ1lkdFVFeXJpRUZodHAwWTZwMDQ1UzNfMThKTFZqSjZuWkxtOEl2",
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "feed_type": "search",
  "language": "en-US",
  "country": "US",
  "scraped_at": "2026-11-05T21:42:12Z",
  "parse_confidence": 1,
  "warnings": []
}

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event billing. Each news-item event represents one Google News article result. apify-actor-start is charged when the Actor starts; the number of start events depends on Actor memory, with one event per GB and a minimum of one event.

With the minimum one apify-actor-start event, total charges are $0.90005 on Free for 1,000 results, $9.00005 on Free for 10,000 results, or $0.18005 on Free for 200 results.

The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly platform usage credit; the $5 credit covers 5,555 results in a single run (5,555 news-item events plus the minimum one apify-actor-start event). Each additional run adds its own apify-actor-start charge.

You pay only for the events listed above. This Actor does not use the Pay per event + usage option, so the platform usage of your runs (compute, proxy traffic and storage) is not billed to you separately.

How to use

1. Choose keyword queries, named topics, or both. Named topics include WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, and HEALTH.
2. Set language and country for the language and regional edition, such as de with DE.
3. Add when to filter search queries by time.
4. Set maxItems to cap total records.
5. Run the Actor and inspect parse_confidence and warnings.
6. Repeat runs through Apify Schedules; daily is a practical starting point for media monitoring.

Example input:

{
  "queries": ["artificial intelligence"],
  "language": "en-US",
  "country": "US",
  "when": "7d",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Export the dataset as JSON or CSV, or read it through the Apify dataset API.

Input parameters

Parameter	What it does	Default
queries	Searches Google News by keyword; supports site:, intitle:, -exclude, exact phrases, AND, and OR	[]
topics	Fetches named topic feeds: WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH	[]
language	Sets the language and locale for search and results	en-US
country	Sets the two-letter regional edition	US
maxItems	Maximum total articles across feeds; 0 means no total limit, subject to the 100-article feed limit	200
topicsHashed	Fetches raw hashed topic IDs, including supported section paths	[]
when	Time window for search queries only; examples: 1h, 7d, 30d, 1y	None
disableUsageStats	Set to true to turn off the run summary described in Usage statistics.	false

Limits and edge cases

Condition	What you see	What to do
A single query or topic feed is requested	Up to 100 articles; RSS has no pagination	Use multiple queries, topics, or time filters
maxItems is reached, or is 0	With a number, the result count is capped; with 0, there is no Actor total cap and each feed remains limited	Increase maxItems or split runs; use separate feeds for broader coverage
No queries, topics, or topicsHashed are supplied	OUTPUT holds {"error":"no_input"}; the run ends Succeeded with an empty dataset	Supply at least one input
A feed returns no items	OUTPUT.failedDetails records empty_feed; other feeds continue, and the dataset may be short or empty	Check the query, topic, language, and country
A feed fails or returns non-XML data	Earlier rows remain; OUTPUT.failedDetails records label, feed type and reason; other feeds continue	Inspect OUTPUT.failedDetails and verify inputs
Records are collected during processing	Rows are pushed in batches, followed by a final smaller batch	Read the dataset after the run or inspect written rows
A run is aborted or times out	Pushed rows remain; queued rows and the final OUTPUT summary are not written	Check the dataset and run the Actor again
when is supplied with named topics	The filter applies to search feeds, not topic feeds	Put time-filtered terms in queries
RSS metadata is incomplete	Missing values are null; warnings can include title_missing, pubdate_missing, or rss_link_missing	Filter with parse_confidence and warnings
A record contains an RSS link	rss_link is a Google News redirect, not the final publisher URL	Follow the redirect in your code
Article body text or images are needed	The dataset contains RSS metadata, not full text or image URLs	Use a separate article-scraping Actor
Google News public RSS is the source	The Actor extracts metadata from public RSS feeds	Review source terms and applicable law for your use case

FAQ

How much does it cost to scrape Google News?

On the Free plan, news-item costs $0.0009 per event, and apify-actor-start costs $0.00005 per event on the Free plan. See Pricing for examples.

Why is my result empty?

See the first three Limits rows: empty input or empty feeds give an empty dataset. Supply queries, topics, or topicsHashed, then review OUTPUT.

What should I do if a feed is not working?

Check OUTPUT.failedDetails for the label and reason (see Limits), then verify your inputs.

Can I download the original article or its full text?

The Actor returns Google News RSS metadata. rss_link is an encoded Google News redirect, and the Actor does not return article body text or images. Follow the redirect or use a separate article-scraping Actor.

Is it legal to use this public data from Google News RSS?

The Actor extracts metadata from Google News public RSS feeds. Whether a use is allowed depends on the source terms and applicable law for your use case; this is not a legal guarantee.

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Usage statistics

This Actor creates a small, content-free summary at the end of each run, used only to monitor reliability and improve this Actor. No input values, credentials or scraped data are sent.

A copy of the exact record for your run is saved as USAGE_STATS in your own Apify key-value store.

To opt out, set disableUsageStats to true in the input. Nothing is sent then.

Full list of collected fields