Google News Scraper

What does Google News Scraper do?

Google News Scraper extracts news articles from Google News using public RSS feeds. Search by keyword or browse predefined topic categories including World, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, and Entertainment. For each article, the actor returns the headline, resolved article URL (following Google's redirect), publication source name, publish date, description snippet, thumbnail image, and related articles grouped with the same story.

Because it uses Google News RSS feeds rather than scraping web pages, the actor is fast, reliable, and does not require a proxy. It resolves Google News redirect URLs to the actual article URLs automatically, so you get direct links to the original content.

Features

• Keyword search — find news articles matching any search query
• Topic browsing — browse curated Google News topics: World, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports, Entertainment
• URL resolution — automatically follows Google News redirects to return the actual article URL
• Related articles — extracts related articles grouped with each story
• Localization — configure language and country codes for region-specific news coverage
• Age filtering — filter articles by recency (1h, 12h, 1d, 3d, 7d, 30d)
• Thumbnail extraction — captures article thumbnail images from the RSS feed description
• No proxy required — uses public RSS feeds, works on any Apify plan including free
• Pay-per-result pricing — only pay for articles successfully extracted

Input Configuration

{
  "searchQuery": "technology news",
  "topic": "TECHNOLOGY",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "maxAge": "7d",
  "requestDelay": 1000
}

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	"technology news"	Search query for finding news articles. Leave empty to use topic feed.
topic	string	"TECHNOLOGY"	Predefined topic: WORLD, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, HEALTH, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT. Used when searchQuery is empty.
language	string	"en"	Language code for results (e.g., en, es, fr, de, ja)
country	string	"US"	Country code for results (e.g., US, GB, CA, AU, DE)
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of articles to return (1-500)
maxAge	string	"7d"	Only return articles within this time period: 1h, 12h, 1d, 3d, 7d, 30d
requestDelay	integer	1000	Delay between HTTP requests in ms (0-30000)

Output Format

Each article is saved as a dataset item:

{
  "title": "Apple announces new AI features for iPhone",
  "url": "https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-announces-new-ai-features-2026-03-11",
  "source": "Reuters",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T08:30:00.000Z",
  "description": "Apple unveiled a suite of new artificial intelligence features coming to iPhone later this year, including...",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.reuters.com/resizer/...",
  "relatedArticles": [
    {
      "title": "Apple's AI push signals new strategy",
      "url": "https://www.theverge.com/2026/3/11/apple-ai-strategy",
      "source": null
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-11T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Usage Examples / Use Cases

• Media monitoring — track news coverage of your brand, competitors, or industry topics with scheduled runs
• Content curation — aggregate articles from multiple topics to power news aggregator apps or newsletters
• Trend analysis — monitor breaking stories and trending topics across categories over time
• Research — collect news data for academic research, sentiment analysis, or NLP pipelines
• Competitive intelligence — track competitor mentions and product announcements in the press
• Market signals — monitor business and financial news for investment research and market analysis

Pricing

This actor uses Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing: $3.90 per 1,000 articles scraped ($0.0039 per event).

Pricing includes all platform compute costs — no hidden fees.

FAQ

Does this actor need a proxy?

No. Google News Scraper uses public RSS feeds provided by Google News, not web scraping. It works on any Apify plan including the free tier without any proxy configuration.

How does URL resolution work?

Google News RSS feeds contain redirect URLs that pass through Google servers before reaching the actual article. The actor automatically follows these redirects using HEAD and GET requests to resolve the final article URL, so you get direct links to the original source.

Can I get news in languages other than English?

Yes. Set the language parameter to any supported language code (e.g., es for Spanish, fr for French, de for German, ja for Japanese) and the country parameter to match. Google News serves localized content based on these codes.

What is the difference between searchQuery and topic?

searchQuery performs a keyword search across all Google News content. topic browses a curated category feed (Technology, Business, World, etc.). If searchQuery is provided, it takes priority and the topic is ignored. Leave searchQuery empty to use the topic feed.

How many articles can I extract per run?

Up to 500 articles per run. Google News RSS feeds typically contain 50-100 recent articles per query or topic. For broader coverage, run the actor multiple times with different search terms or topics.

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