# Google News Scraper: Articles, Topics & Real URLs (`inimi/google-news-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google News for any search term, topic or top stories in any country and language. Get title, source, publish date and the real article URL (decoded from news.google.com links). Fast and cheap.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/inimi/google-news-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Inimi](https://apify.com/inimi) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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: Articles, Topics & Real URLs

Scrape **Google News** for any search term, topic section or the top stories, in any country and language. Every article comes with its title, source, publish time and the **real publisher URL** (decoded from the news.google.com redirect links), plus related coverage for topic stories.

No login, no API key and no browser: the Actor reads the data directly, which makes it **fast and cheap**. Proxies are included in the price.

### What can you use it for?

- **Media monitoring**: track every article that mentions your brand, competitors or executives.
- **PR & reputation**: see which outlets cover a story and when.
- **Market & investment research**: follow news on companies, sectors and tickers.
- **AI & LLM pipelines**: feed fresh news into summarizers, alerts or RAG.
- **Content curation**: build newsletters and news feeds automatically.

### Features

| | |
|---|---|
| Inputs | Search terms (with Google operators), topic sections, top stories |
| Filters | Published within the past hour, day, week, month or year |
| Editions | Any country and language Google News supports |
| Per article | Title, source name and site, publish time, real article URL, Google News URL, rank, related articles |
| Speed | About 100 articles in a few seconds |

### How to use

1. Fill in the input (the form explains every field).
2. Click **Start**.
3. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or use them through the API, webhooks, Zapier, Make or n8n.

### Input example

```json
{
    "queries": [
        "openai",
        "site:reuters.com tesla"
    ],
    "topics": [
        "TECHNOLOGY"
    ],
    "timeRange": "7d",
    "country": "US",
    "language": "en"
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "title": "Securing our frontier model training environment",
    "source": "OpenAI",
    "sourceUrl": "https://openai.com",
    "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE5EQVY3Q0FYVVg3MU1JeDdHREJsV1RqbTFIdG03VWN2NWhGdFNwczlRdkV5ME9FOWRnWmdxMHZFYXJTc0haNXg0RnRzSVhSMzhqVHNfVVZK...",
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-23T18:36:34.000Z",
    "relatedArticles": [],
    "feed": "openai",
    "rank": 1,
    "url": "https://openai.com/index/securing-our-frontier-model-training-environment/",
    "urlResolved": true
}
```

Inputs that cannot be scraped (wrong URL, not found, blocked) get a free row with `status` and `error`, so you always know what happened. A run summary is saved to the key-value store as `SUMMARY`.

### Pricing

You pay **per article** saved. Proxies and compute are included. Set a maximum cost per run and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached.

### FAQ

**Why are there at most 100 articles per search?**
Google News returns up to 100 results per feed. Use more specific or several search terms (e.g. add `site:` or a time range) to collect more.

**What does "Resolve real article URLs" do?**
Google News links point to news.google.com. With this option the Actor asks Google News for the original publisher link, the same way the news site does when you click.

**Can I schedule it?**
Yes. Schedule it every hour with a "Past hour" time range to get a live news feed.

**Can I call it from code or an AI agent?**
Yes, via the Apify API, the official JS/Python clients, or Apify's MCP server.

# Actor input Schema

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

What you would type into Google News, one per line. Google operators work: site:reuters.com, intitle:, "exact phrase", -exclude.

## `topics` (type: `array`):

Optional Google News sections to scrape.

## `topStories` (type: `boolean`):

Also scrape the Top stories feed.

## `timeRange` (type: `string`):

Only articles from this period (search terms only).

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

Two-letter country code of the Google News edition, e.g. US, GB, DE, IN.

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

Language code, e.g. en, de, fr, es.

## `maxArticlesPerFeed` (type: `integer`):

Google News returns up to 100 per feed. 0 = all.

## `decodeUrls` (type: `boolean`):

Turn news.google.com links into the publisher URL (recommended).

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many items to process at the same time.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxies are included in the price. Switch to residential proxies if you see many blocked requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "artificial intelligence",
    "site:reuters.com tesla"
  ],
  "topStories": false,
  "timeRange": "any",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "maxArticlesPerFeed": 100,
  "decodeUrls": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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",
        "site:reuters.com tesla"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("inimi/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",
        "site:reuters.com tesla",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("inimi/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",
    "site:reuters.com tesla"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call inimi/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,inimi/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/5vGwf1XLkS7MKKMgk/builds/O63hcrLgOl1XOpBQN/openapi.json