Google News Scraper

Search Google News for coverage of a brand, company or industry topic. Collect headlines and publisher links in a structured dataset for news monitoring, market research and media analysis.

What you get

• News results by keyword: headlines, publishers, dates, links and snippets when available.
• Search controls: choose a country, language, location and time filter, then select a results page.
• Exportable data: one news result per dataset row, ready to download as JSON or CSV or retrieve through the Apify API.

Use it to track product announcements, review competitor coverage or build a reading list for an industry report.

Example output

Open Google News results to view the dataset. The following row is illustrative, not a live news result:

{
  "query": "battery recycling",
  "position": 1,
  "title": "Example company announces battery recycling facility",
  "link": "https://example.com/news/recycling-facility",
  "source": "Example News",
  "date": "1 day ago",
  "snippet": "An illustrative summary of the announcement.",
  "request_id": "req_example"
}

Fields depend on the search response. Dates may be relative or absent, and snippets are not guaranteed. Complete response and status contains the full JSON response and returned usage information.

Quick start

1. Get a FlashData API key with google_news access and available Credits.
2. Enter your Search query and key, then adjust optional filters.
3. Click Start and open Google News results to review or export the results.

Example: search for recent coverage in English, using the US country setting.

{
  "flashdataApiKey": "YOUR_FLASHDATA_API_KEY",
  "query": "battery recycling",
  "num": 10,
  "gl": "us",
  "hl": "en",
  "tbs": "qdr:w"
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
query	Yes	One news search query, 1–2,000 characters.
flashdataApiKey	Yes	Your FlashData API key, stored as encrypted input.
num	No	Requested result count: 1–100. Default: 10. Actual count may be lower.
page	No	Results page: 1–100. Default: 1.
gl	No	Two-letter country code, e.g. us, gb or sg.
hl	No	Google interface language, e.g. en or zh-cn.
location	No	Search location, e.g. Singapore or New York.
tbs	No	Google search filter, e.g. qdr:d (past day), qdr:w (week) or qdr:m (month).
autocorrect	No	Allow spelling correction. Omit to use the provider's behavior.

Each run searches one query and one page. Use separate runs for additional queries or pages. For recurring monitoring, save your input as an Apify Task and schedule it; each scheduled run makes a new request.

Pricing

Searches use your FlashData Credits at your applicable account rate. This Actor adds no service fee. Apify compute, storage and other platform usage are billed separately under your Apify plan.

FAQ

Does it return the full article?

It returns news search metadata and available snippets. Full article text requires opening or fetching the linked page separately.

Can I retrieve every article about a topic?

Search results are a snapshot, not a complete news archive. Result counts, ordering and dates depend on the query and provider response; requesting 100 results does not guarantee 100 rows.

Does a repeated search return only new articles?

No. Each run is independent and does not deduplicate against previous runs. Compare saved links across runs if you need a list of newly discovered stories.

What if a run fails?

Check key permissions and Credits for authentication errors. After a timeout or interruption, inspect Complete response and status and FlashData Jobs/usage before starting again: the request may already have been charged. A new run can create another charge.

Support

Open an issue on this Actor or email support@flashdata.dev with the run URL or request ID. Do not include API keys.

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