Reuters News Scraper

Stay ahead of global news with comprehensive coverage from Reuters, one of the world's most trusted news sources! This powerful scraper extracts up to 50 articles per run from Reuters. This actor uses a pay-per-event pricing model, so you only pay for what you use.

🚀 Why Use This Scraper?

Our scraper specializes in capturing breaking news, business insights, market analysis, and global events from Reuters' extensive coverage across multiple categories.

📊 What You Get

Extract comprehensive article data including:

• Article titles, descriptions, and full content
• Author information with social links
• Publication and update timestamps
• Article metadata (word count, read time)
• Categorized tags (World, Business, Markets, etc.)
• Direct article URLs and thumbnails
• Unique article IDs

🎯 Available Categories

Main Categories (Recommended - More Articles Available)

These main categories typically have the most articles and are recommended for comprehensive scraping:

• World - Global news and international affairs
• Business - Corporate news, finance, and industry updates
• Science - Scientific discoveries and research
• Technology - Tech industry news and innovations
• Lifestyle - Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle content
• Sports - Sports news and updates

Subcategories

The scraper also supports numerous subcategories organized by topic:

World Subcategories:

• Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, China, Europe, India, Japan, Middle East, United Kingdom, United States

Business Subcategories:

• Aerospace & Defense, Environment, Finance, Media & Telecom, Retail & Consumer, Future of Health, Future of Money

Markets Subcategories:

• Carbon Markets, Currencies, Emerging Markets, European Markets, Asian Markets, Stocks, Wealth, Commodities, Rates & Bonds, U.S. Markets

Technology Subcategories:

• Artificial Intelligence, Space, Cybersecurity

📈 Output Example

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

{
  "id": "L8N3KZ5KZ",
  "title": "Breaking: Major Economic Development Announced",
  "description": "Global markets react to significant policy changes...",
  "content": "Full article content here...",
  "post_url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/example-article",
  "thumbnail_url": "https://www.reuters.com/resizer/example.jpg",
  "published_time": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "updated_time": "2025-01-15T11:45:00Z",
  "word_count": 850,
  "read_minutes": 3,
  "categories": ["World", "Business"],
  "author_name": "John Doe",
  "author_url": "https://www.reuters.com/authors/john-doe",
  "author_description": "Senior Correspondent covering global economics",
  "social_links_urls": [
    "mailto:john.doe@reuters.com",
    "https://x.com/johndoe",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe"
  ]
}

Parameters:

• category: Choose from main categories (World, Business, Science, Technology, Lifestyle, Sports) or any subcategory. Main categories typically have more articles available.
• max_posts: Maximum number of articles to scrape (default: 30, range: 10-50)

⚡ Quick Start

1. Select your category - Start with main categories (World, Business, Science, Technology, Lifestyle, Sports) for the most articles
2. Set max_posts - Choose how many articles you want (up to 50)
3. Run the scraper - Get your articles in minutes
4. Download your data - Export as JSON, CSV, or other formats

Perfect for researchers, journalists, investors, analysts, and anyone who needs to stay informed about global news, markets, and current events!