# Google News Scraper (`maged120/google-news-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google News headlines by keyword, topic or link in 28 country editions, with source, publish time and the original article URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/maged120/google-news-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Maged](https://apify.com/maged120) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Marketing, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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

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# README

**Scrape Google News by keyword, topic or link.** Get every headline with its **source**, **publish time** and the **original article URL** (the real publisher link, not a Google redirect). Covers 28 country editions and works great on a schedule for news monitoring.

### What does Google News Scraper do?

Google News Scraper collects articles from [Google News](https://news.google.com/) for any keyword, topic or Google News page you choose. Each article becomes a **clean row**: headline, publisher, publisher website, publish time and a direct link to the original story.

It runs on the Apify platform, so you also get API access, scheduled runs, integrations (Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks) and run monitoring.

### Why use Google News Scraper?

- **Brand and competitor monitoring**: track every mention of your company, product or competitors.
- **Media and PR tracking**: see which publications cover your space and how often.
- **Market and investment research**: follow news on companies, industries and keywords in real time.
- **Content and SEO**: spot trending stories in your niche for fast, relevant content.
- **Data and AI pipelines**: feed fresh, structured news into dashboards, alerts or language models.

### How to scrape Google News

1. Open the **Input** tab.
2. Add **keywords** (`electric vehicles`), **topics** (`TECHNOLOGY`) or **Google News links**.
3. Choose an **edition** (country and language) and a **time range**.
4. Click **Start**. Articles appear in the **Output** tab within seconds.
5. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or connect them to Slack, Sheets or your app.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `searches` | Keywords, topics (WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH) or Google News links. Empty = top stories. |
| `edition` | Country and language edition. Default: United States (English). |
| `timeRange` | Any time, past hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days or year. |
| `maxArticlesPerSearch` | Up to 100 articles per search. |
| `resolveArticleUrls` | Return the original publisher URL. Default on. |

```json
{
    "searches": ["\"electric vehicles\" site:reuters.com", "TECHNOLOGY", "OpenAI OR Anthropic"],
    "edition": "US",
    "timeRange": "1d",
    "maxArticlesPerSearch": 100
}
```

Keyword searches support Google News operators: quotes for exact phrases, `OR`, `-word` to exclude, `site:` to limit to one publisher and `intitle:` for headline matches.

### Output

Each article is one row. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

```json
{
    "entityType": "article",
    "searchTerm": "electric vehicles",
    "position": 1,
    "title": "Batteries, Charging, and Electric Vehicles",
    "source": "Department of Energy (.gov)",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.energy.gov",
    "publishedAt": "2026-09-24T14:21:45+00:00",
    "articleUrl": "https://www.energy.gov/cmei/vehicles/batteries-charging-and-electric-vehicles",
    "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwFBVV95cUxQM0ZZMG5..."
}
```

#### Data fields

| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| `title` | Headline (without the trailing publisher name) |
| `source`, `sourceUrl` | Publisher name and website |
| `publishedAt` | Publish time (ISO 8601, UTC) |
| `articleUrl` | Original article link on the publisher's site |
| `googleNewsUrl` | The Google News link for the same story |
| `position` | Rank in the Google News results |
| `searchTerm` | The keyword, topic or link that found it |

### How many results will I get?

Up to 100 articles per keyword, topic or link. For more coverage, run several narrower searches, for example the same keyword with different `site:` filters or editions, or schedule frequent runs with a short time range.

### Tips

- **Alerts**: schedule hourly with `timeRange: 1h` and connect Slack or email to get new mentions as they happen.
- **Faster runs**: turn off `resolveArticleUrls` if Google News links are enough for you.
- **Exact matches**: put brand names in quotes (`"Acme Corp"`) to avoid unrelated results.
- **Local news**: pick the edition of the country you care about. Results differ a lot between editions.

### FAQ

**Is it legal to scrape Google News?**
The actor collects publicly available headlines, sources, dates and links. It doesn't copy full article text. You are responsible for how you use the data and for respecting publishers' copyrights.

**Does it return the full article text?**
No. It returns headlines, sources, times and links. Pair it with an article extractor if you need the full text.

**Why are only 100 articles returned?**
Google News lists at most 100 articles per search. Use narrower or multiple searches for more.

**Something missing or broken?**
Open an issue in the **Issues** tab and we'll look at it quickly. Need a custom news-monitoring setup? Get in touch through the same tab.

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# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

One per line. A keyword or phrase ("electric vehicles"; search operators like site:, intitle: and OR work), a topic (WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH), or a Google News link from your browser. Leave empty for today's top stories.

## `edition` (type: `string`):

Which Google News edition to read.

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

Only articles published within this period (keyword searches).

## `maxArticlesPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Up to 100 articles per keyword, topic or link.

## `resolveArticleUrls` (type: `boolean`):

Return the publisher's real article URL instead of a Google News redirect link. Turn off for faster runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "electric vehicles",
    "TECHNOLOGY"
  ],
  "edition": "US",
  "timeRange": "any",
  "maxArticlesPerSearch": 100,
  "resolveArticleUrls": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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 = {
    "searches": [
        "electric vehicles",
        "TECHNOLOGY"
    ],
    "maxArticlesPerSearch": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("maged120/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 = {
    "searches": [
        "electric vehicles",
        "TECHNOLOGY",
    ],
    "maxArticlesPerSearch": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("maged120/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 '{
  "searches": [
    "electric vehicles",
    "TECHNOLOGY"
  ],
  "maxArticlesPerSearch": 100
}' |
apify call maged120/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,maged120/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/cECw5zExeJpWJPJde/builds/eMpMjWl0l8Xa1Ib3M/openapi.json