GDELT Global News Article Scraper

GDELT Global News Article Scraper — a fast, reliable gdelt news scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This gdelt news scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured gdelt news data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Title (title) — e.g. "Senate Clears $1bn Lafarge Sale To Chinese Firm , Says 1...
• Url (url) — e.g. "https://naija247news.com/senate-clears-1bn-lafarge-sale-...
• Url Mobile (urlMobile) — e.g. null
• Domain (domain) — e.g. "naija247news.com"
• Language (language) — e.g. "English"
• Source Country (sourceCountry) — e.g. "Nigeria"
• Seen Date (seenDate) — e.g. "2026-07-11T03:45:00Z"
• Seen Date Raw (seenDateRaw) — e.g. "20260711T034500Z"
• Social Image (socialImage) — e.g. "https://naija247news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B8AB...
• Query (query) — e.g. "climate"

Input

Field	Type	Description
queries	array	One or more GDELT full-text search queries (e.g. "climate change", "ukraine war"). One actor run scrapes ea...
timespan	string	How far back to search, relative to now. Examples: 24h, 3d, 1w, 1m, 3m. Ignored if you leave it blank. Defa...
maxRecords	integer	Maximum articles to return per query (GDELT returns them all in one response; hard cap 250).
sourceLang	string	Restrict to articles in this language, appended as the GDELT operator sourcelang:. Use the English name or ...
sourceCountry	string	Restrict to articles published in this country, appended as the GDELT operator sourcecountry:. Use the GDEL...
sort	string	How GDELT orders results: relevance (hybridrel), newest first (datedesc), or most negative tone (tonedesc).

Example output

{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Senate Clears $1bn Lafarge Sale To Chinese Firm , Says 16 . 19 % Nigerian Stake Remains Protected",
  "url": "https://naija247news.com/senate-clears-1bn-lafarge-sale-to-chinese-firm-says-16-19-nigerian-stake-remains-protected/",
  "urlMobile": null,
  "domain": "naija247news.com",
  "language": "English",
  "sourceCountry": "Nigeria",
  "seenDate": "2026-07-11T03:45:00Z",
  "seenDateRaw": "20260711T034500Z",
  "socialImage": "https://naija247news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B8AB90A0-F91E-4C56-981F-6A196FBF1EAC.jpeg",
  "query": "climate",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Monitor news and media coverage
• Track brands, topics, and competitors
• Feed research and trend-analysis pipelines
• Build alerting on breaking events

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new gdelt news)

Schedule this gdelt news scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor gdelt news for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This gdelt news scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the gdelt news scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every gdelt news result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.