Google News Keyword Monitor — Track Brand & Competitor Mentions in the News

Know the same day when the news talks about your brand, your competitor, or your industry. Google News Keyword Monitor is a no-code google news keyword monitor and news mention tracker that watches any keyword across thousands of news sources and delivers fresh articles as clean, structured data. Powered by the free Google News feed — no API key, no setup.

Perfect for brand monitoring, PR & reputation tracking, and competitor research.

What you get

keyword	title	publisher	published	url
anthropic	Anthropic ships Claude Fable 5	TechCrunch	2026-06-12	https://news.google.com/rss/articles/…
openai	OpenAI faces new lawsuit	Reuters	2026-06-11	https://news.google.com/rss/articles/…

{
  "keyword": "anthropic",
  "source": "googlenews",
  "type": "news",
  "id": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi…",
  "title": "Anthropic ships Claude Fable 5",
  "snippet": "The company announced …",
  "publisher": "TechCrunch",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-12T08:14:03Z",
  "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi…",
  "matchedIn": "title"
}

Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or via the Apify API.

Use cases

• Brand monitoring — catch every news mention of your company the day it's published.
• PR & reputation — track coverage of a launch, a crisis, or an executive.
• Competitor tracking — follow what the press writes about your rivals.
• Industry & market research — monitor a topic, technology, or trend across outlets.

How to use

1. Enter your keywords (brand, competitor, topic). Use a quoted phrase for exact match.
2. Pick a language/region edition (English (US) by default).
3. Run it — or schedule it daily.
4. Export or automate — CSV/Sheets, or Slack/email/webhook/Make/Zapier via Apify integrations.

Input parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
keywords	array	required	Words or phrases to monitor.
region	enum	en-US	Google News language/region edition.
timeRange	enum	day	hour … all.
maxResultsPerKeyword	integer	50	Max articles per keyword (≤100).
proxyConfiguration	proxy	off	Optional.

Scheduling & integrations

Built to run daily on autopilot via Apify Schedules, with Google Sheets, Slack, email, webhooks, Make, and Zapier integrations so every new article lands wherever you work.

Pricing

Simple pay-per-event: a small fee per run start + a small fee per article found. A typical daily run costs a few cents; empty runs are near-free.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. It uses the public Google News feed — no keys, no login.

How fresh is the data? Real-time. Set timeRange = hour for near-real-time alerts or day for a daily digest.

Where do the links go? Each url is the Google News link, which redirects to the original article at the publisher.

What if a run finds nothing? It writes one informational item per keyword, at near-zero cost.

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