# Google News Scraper - Headlines, Publishers & Links (`gridforge/google-news-scraper`) Actor

Export Google News headlines, publishers, publish dates and article links for any keyword, site: or when: query. Multiple queries, any country and language. $2 per 1,000 articles.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gridforge/google-news-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [GridForge](https://apify.com/gridforge) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 articles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google News Scraper - headlines, publishers & links

Export Google News results for any search: **headline**, **publisher name and website**, **publish date** and the **Google News article link**. Run many searches at once, in any country and language. Great for media monitoring, brand mentions, competitor tracking, PR reports and feeding news into AI agents or spreadsheets.

### Why this one

- **$2 per 1,000 articles.** You only pay for articles returned (plus a tiny start fee). No proxy or platform costs on top.
- **Fast and light.** Reads Google News feeds directly, so a typical run finishes in seconds.
- **Clean, deduplicated data.** Duplicate articles across your searches are removed.
- **Google News search syntax works:** `site:reuters.com`, `when:7d`, `"exact phrase"`, `-exclude`.

### Input example

```json
{"queries": ["artificial intelligence", "site:techcrunch.com startups when:7d"], "language": "en", "country": "US", "maxArticlesPerQuery": 20}
```

### Output example

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| query | artificial intelligence |
| title | Example headline - Reuters |
| publisher | Reuters |
| publisherUrl | https://www.reuters.com/ |
| publishedAt | 2026-10-29T14:06:20+00:00 |
| googleNewsUrl | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/... |
| language / country | en / US |

Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, schedule it to run daily, or call it via API, n8n, Make or Zapier.

### FAQ

**How many articles per search?** Up to 100 per search (Google's feed limit). Add more specific searches (by site, date or phrase) for more coverage.

**Do I get the full article text?** No. You get the headline, publisher, date and link. The link opens the original article via Google News.

**Are failed searches charged?** No article charge applies to error or empty rows.

*Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.*

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

1–50 Google News search queries. Supports Google News search syntax such as site:example.com or when:7d. Duplicate queries and article links are removed within a run.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Google News language code, such as en, es or zh-TW. Availability depends on the selected country edition.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter Google News country edition, such as US, GB or CA. Unsupported editions may return no matches or an error.

## `maxArticlesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Return at most this many unique articles per query (1–100). RSS feed size is limited by Google; this does not enable pagination.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "maxArticlesPerQuery": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `articles` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "artificial intelligence"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gridforge/google-news-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "queries": ["artificial intelligence"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gridforge/google-news-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ]
}' |
apify call gridforge/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gridforge/google-news-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hSWCurG6ZLX3OGB2P/builds/FQvo1qpN6Wz6WzWK5/openapi.json