Al Jazeera News Scraper

Stay informed with comprehensive coverage of global news, especially critical tensions in the Middle East. This powerful scraper extracts articles from Al Jazeera, providing essential insights into current events and regional tensions.

💰 Pricing

This actor uses per-event pricing:

• $0.10 to start the actor
• $0.008 per result (article)

📊 What You Get

Extract comprehensive article data including:

• Article titles, excerpts, and full content
• Author information and social media links
• Publication dates and timestamps
• Breaking news flags (isBreaking, isLive, isDeveloping)
• Featured images and media content
• Video content details (ID, duration, YouTube links)
• SEO metadata and categorization
• Direct article links and short URLs

🎯 Available Categories

Choose from these comprehensive news categories:

• Middle East - Regional politics, conflicts, and developments
• Africa - Continental news and analysis
• Asia - Asian regional coverage
• Europe - European affairs and politics
• US & Canada - North American coverage
• Latin America - South and Central American news
• Asia Pacific - Pacific region developments
• Explained - In-depth analysis and explanations
• Opinion - Editorial perspectives and commentary
• Sport - Sports news and updates
• Features - Long-form journalism and special reports
• Economy - Economic news and financial developments
• Human Rights - Human rights issues and advocacy
• Climate Crisis - Environmental and climate coverage
• Investigations - Investigative journalism
• Interactives - Interactive content and multimedia
• In Pictures - Photo journalism and visual stories
• Science & Technology - Tech and scientific developments
• Travel - Travel and cultural content

📈 Output Example

Here's what you can expect from each scraped article:

{
  "id": "4102319",
  "title": "UN urges humanitarian corridor to help civilians stuck in Sudan’s el-Fasher",
  "excerpt": "IOM chief calls for ceasefire to allow aid groups to reach Sudanese civilians trapped in war-torn Darfur region.",
  "date": "2025-11-12T19:26:02",
  "link": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/12/un-urges-humanitarian-corridor-to-help-civilians-stuck-in-sudans-el-fasher",
  "short_url": "https://aje.io/ylt8yg",
  "isBreaking": false,
  "isLive": false,
  "isDeveloping": false,
  "sponsorshipType": null,
  "postType": "post",
  "author_id": "921446",
  "author_name": "Jillian Kestler-D'Amours",
  "author_link": "https://www.aljazeera.com/author/jillian_kestler_d_amours_201382813036352214",
  "author_description": "Jillian Kestler-D'Amours has reported from across the Middle East and North Africa, as well as in South and North America, Asia and Europe. Her work covers immigration, refugees, political conflict and human rights issues.\r\nFollow @jkdamours\r\n//",
  "author_job_title": "",
  "author_twitter": "",
  "author_facebook": "",
  "author_linkedin": null,
  "featured_image_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/reuters_6914cfed-1762971629.jpg",
  "galleryImagesCount": null,
  "seoTitle": null,
  "video_id": "",
  "video_duration": "",
  "featuredYoutube": "",
  "content": "The head of the United Nations’ migration agency has called for a ceasefire and a humanitarian corridor to help tens of thousands of civilians trapped in el-Fasher, the city in Sudan’s Darfur region that fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last month.Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that “the primary concern is getting access” to residents who have been largely cut off from humanitarian aid and services in el-Fasher.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Sudan medics accuse RSF of burning, burying bodies to conceal ‘genocide’list 2 of 3UN rights office warns of continuing atrocities in Sudan’s el-Fasherlist 3 of 3UN warns of ‘intensified hostilities’ in Sudan after RSF backs...”",
  "category": "Human Rights"
}

🔧 Input Configuration

Configure your scraper with these parameters:

{
  "category": "Human Rights",
  "max_articles": 100
}

Parameters:

• category: Choose from available news categories (see list above)
• max_articles: Maximum number of articles to scrape (20-200, default: 100)

⚠️ Important Notes

• Content Availability: Sometimes the first 10 articles may not appear in the results due to dynamic loading patterns
• Pricing: You pay $0.10 to start the actor, plus $0.008 for each article scraped. The total cost depends on how many articles are found and successfully scraped.

🎯 Perfect For

• Journalists and researchers tracking Middle East developments
• Policy analysts monitoring regional tensions
• Humanitarian organizations following crisis situations
• Academic institutions studying global affairs
• News aggregators seeking comprehensive coverage
• Anyone who needs to stay informed about critical global events