LINE TODAY Taiwan News Scraper

Extract news articles from LINE TODAY Taiwan - one of Taiwan's most popular news platforms. Access the latest news across multiple categories with structured, ready-to-use data.

Features

✅ Multiple News Categories - Focus, domestic, global, finance, entertainment, sports, health, life, movie, food, video, anime, and breaking news ✅ Full Article Content - Complete article text automatically extracted ✅ High-Quality Images - Multiple resolution options (580px, 644px, 1200px) ✅ Structured JSON Output - Clean, consistent data format for easy integration ✅ Taiwan Coverage - Comprehensive news from LINE TODAY Taiwan

Use Cases

• News Monitoring - Track breaking news and trends across categories
• Content Research - Gather articles for analysis and insights
• Market Intelligence - Monitor industry-specific news and developments
• Data Analysis - Extract structured news data for trend analysis
• Media Monitoring - Track news coverage on specific topics

Quick Start

On Apify Platform

1. Create a free Apify account at apify.com
2. Open this Actor
3. Select your news categories
4. Click "Start" to get your data

Input Configuration

Categories (required)

Select one or more news categories:

Category	Description	Chinese
Focus	Featured top stories	焦點
Domestic	Taiwan local news	國內
Global	International news	國際
Finance	Business and economy	財經
Entertainment	Celebrity and entertainment	娛樂
Sports	Sports news and events	運動
Health	Health and wellness	健康
Life	Lifestyle and culture	生活
Movie	Film and cinema	電影
Food	Food and travel	美食
Video	Video content	影音
Anime	Anime and manga	動漫
Breaking	Latest breaking news	即時

Example Input:

{
  "categories": ["domestic", "finance", "sports"]
}

Output Format

Each article includes:

Field	Description
id	Unique article identifier
title	Article headline
url	Direct link to article
publisher	News publisher name
publishTimeUnix	Publication timestamp (13-digit milliseconds)
category	News category
contentType	Article type (GENERAL, VIDEO, TOPIC)
thumbnail	High-quality image URL (1200px)
thumbnail_w580	Medium-quality image (580px)
thumbnail_w644	Medium-quality image (644px)
thumbnail_w1200	High-quality image (1200px)
shortDescription	Article summary
bodyText	Full article content (plain text)
collectedAt	Data collection timestamp (ISO 8601)

Example Output

{
  "id": "268713515",
  "title": "台灣經濟成長超乎預期",
  "url": "https://today.line.me/tw/v3/article/...",
  "publisher": "經濟日報",
  "publishTimeUnix": 1728288000000,
  "category": "finance",
  "contentType": "GENERAL",
  "thumbnail": "https://today-obs.line-scdn.net/.../w1200",
  "thumbnail_w580": "https://today-obs.line-scdn.net/.../w580",
  "thumbnail_w644": "https://today-obs.line-scdn.net/.../w644",
  "thumbnail_w1200": "https://today-obs.line-scdn.net/.../w1200",
  "shortDescription": "最新經濟數據顯示...",
  "bodyText": "根據最新公布的經濟數據...",
  "collectedAt": "2025-10-07T03:49:07.123Z"
}

Performance

• Fast - Collects all available articles per category in 10-60 seconds
• Reliable - Built-in retry logic ensures stable data collection
• Efficient - Optimized resource usage keeps costs low
• Scalable - Handle multiple categories simultaneously

Data Quality

✅ Verified Source - Official LINE TODAY content ✅ Real-Time - Latest published articles ✅ Structured - Clean, consistent JSON format ✅ Deduplicated - Automatic removal of duplicate articles ✅ Complete - Full article text and metadata

Best Practices

1. Start with 1-2 categories to understand the data structure
2. Select relevant categories for your specific needs
3. Schedule regular runs to monitor new articles
4. Use appropriate categories for targeted news tracking
5. Process output efficiently using the structured JSON format

Technical Details

• Articles per category: All available articles (no limit)
• Supported region: Taiwan
• Rate limiting: Optimized for stable operation
• Output format: JSON

Limitations

• Taiwan region only
• Public news content only (no subscription-required articles)
• Rate limiting applied to respect service stability
• Special article types (TOPIC, EVENT_LIST) may have limited metadata

Compliance

This Actor:

• Extracts publicly available content only
• Respects LINE TODAY's terms of service
• Implements rate limiting for responsible usage
• Is intended for legitimate research and monitoring purposes

Important: Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable laws and LINE TODAY's terms of service.

Support

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