# Thailand News Monitor — Thai PBS & THE STANDARD (`mai_amm/thailand-news-monitor`) Actor

Monitor and search Thai news from Thai PBS and THE STANDARD by topic, keyword, and date range.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mai\_amm/thailand-news-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [wiseld\_squid](https://apify.com/mai_amm) (community)
- **Categories:** News, SEO tools, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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.

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Thailand News Monitor

Collect current and historical Thai news from **Thai PBS** and **THE STANDARD** in one clean dataset.

Use it to:

- track a company, person, policy, product, or issue;
- follow politics, the economy, business, society, technology, world news, or the environment;
- create daily news feeds and alerts;
- compare coverage across publishers;
- export structured news data to JSON, CSV, Excel, Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, or your own workflow.

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `sources` | Thai PBS, THE STANDARD, or both |
| `topics` | Optional topic filter; empty includes every supported news topic |
| `keywords` | Thai or English search words; empty returns recent news |
| `keywordMatch` | Match any keyword or require all keywords |
| `excludeKeywords` | Remove unwanted matches |
| `fromDate` / `toDate` | Optional date range |
| `sortBy` | Newest, oldest, or most relevant |
| `maxItems` | Total records to save across all selected sources |
| `includeImages` | Include the main image URL |
| `includeTags` | Include publisher tags |

Example:

```json
{
  "sources": ["thaiPbs", "theStandard"],
  "topics": ["politics", "economy"],
  "keywords": ["ค่าแรง", "เศรษฐกิจ"],
  "keywordMatch": "any",
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "fromDate": "2026-07-01",
  "toDate": "2026-07-29",
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "maxItems": 300,
  "includeImages": true,
  "includeTags": true
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item contains:

- article and source IDs;
- source name;
- headline and summary;
- normalized topic and original publisher category;
- tags and author;
- publication and update timestamps;
- article and image URLs;
- matched keywords and relevance score;
- video and sponsored-content flags;
- collection timestamp.

```json
{
  "articleId": "508813",
  "source": "thaiPbs",
  "sourceName": "Thai PBS",
  "title": "Example headline",
  "summary": "Short article summary",
  "category": "world",
  "categoryOriginal": "ต่างประเทศ",
  "tags": ["เมียนมา"],
  "author": null,
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-28T12:53:31.000Z",
  "modifiedAt": "2026-07-28T13:31:02.000Z",
  "url": "https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/508813",
  "imageUrl": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
  "matchedKeywords": ["เมียนมา"],
  "relevanceScore": 1,
  "isVideo": false,
  "isSponsored": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-29T03:00:00.000Z"
}
```

`maxItems` is the combined limit, not a separate limit for each source. Results are merged, de-duplicated, sorted, and then limited.

If no start date is provided, the search covers up to the latest 90 days. A custom date range can cover up to 366 days. A narrow query can return fewer records than requested when fewer matching articles exist.

### Tips

- Leave `keywords` and `topics` empty for a broad latest-news feed.
- Use several keywords with **Any keyword** for monitoring.
- Use **All keywords** for a narrow search.
- Add ambiguous words to `excludeKeywords` to reduce noise.
- Use one source at a time when you need publisher-specific exports.

# Actor input Schema

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Select one source or combine both in a single dataset.

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

Leave empty to include all supported news topics.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Thai or English words to find in headlines and summaries. Leave empty for the latest news.

## `keywordMatch` (type: `string`):

Match at least one keyword or require every keyword.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Remove articles containing any of these words.

## `fromDate` (type: `string`):

Optional start date. If empty, the Actor searches up to 90 days back.

## `toDate` (type: `string`):

Optional end date. Defaults to today in Thailand.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order the combined results from both sources.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Total articles across all selected sources. Free users receive up to 20 records per run; users on a paid Apify plan can request any number, subject to available matching news and run time.

## `includeImages` (type: `boolean`):

Add the main image URL when available.

## `includeTags` (type: `boolean`):

Add publisher tags when available.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sources": [
    "thaiPbs",
    "theStandard"
  ],
  "topics": [],
  "keywords": [],
  "keywordMatch": "any",
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "includeImages": true,
  "includeTags": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Normalized articles from all selected sources.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Input, source status, result counts, and date coverage.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mai_amm/thailand-news-monitor").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mai_amm/thailand-news-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call mai_amm/thailand-news-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=mai_amm/thailand-news-monitor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/l812kId9xfYltDE8J/builds/ehbbwEwXGgwSinT8H/openapi.json