Google News Scraper

Scrape Google News by search query — article title, source, publish date, link, and snippet — with no API key. A fast, reliable feed for brand monitoring, media research, and building news datasets.

Type a keyword, a brand, or a topic and get a clean, structured list of recent news articles, ready to export to CSV, Excel, or JSON.

Features

• Rock-solid reliability — reads Google News' public RSS feed. Nothing to configure — runs just work.
• No API key, no quota — no Google Cloud project, no tokens, no per-day cap.
• Fresh, ranked results — up to ~100 recent articles per query, in Google's own ordering, per language/country edition.
• Cheapest in its class — pay-per-result from $0.50 / 1,000 articles, and you only pay for what's returned.

Use cases

• Brand & reputation monitoring — track every mention of your company or product across outlets.
• Media & PR research — see which sources cover a topic and when.
• Competitor tracking — follow news about rival companies or products.
• News datasets — collect headlines over time for trend analysis or LLM pipelines.

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQueries	string[]	News search terms — a keyword, brand, or topic.
maxItems	integer	Max articles per query (Google News returns up to ~100). Default 100.
language	string	Interface language (hl), e.g. en, tr, de.
country	string	Google News edition country (gl), e.g. US, TR, GB.

Example

{
  "searchQueries": ["artificial intelligence", "Tesla"],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US"
}

Output

{
  "title": "Tesla Headlights Are Illegally Bright, Recall Says",
  "link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBM…",
  "source": "Forbes",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.forbes.com",
  "publishedAt": "2026-08-11T13:21:21.000Z",
  "publishedText": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:21:21 GMT",
  "description": "…",
  "query": "Tesla",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-11T17:00:00.000Z"
}

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or pull it via the Apify API. Schedule the Actor to keep a rolling news feed for any topic.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: $0.01 per run start (per GB of run memory) plus $0.50 per 1,000 articles. You only pay for articles actually returned. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

FAQ

Do I need a Google API key? No. This Actor reads Google News' public RSS feed — no API key, no Google Cloud project, no quota.

How many articles can I get per query? Google News returns up to ~100 recent articles per query + edition. Use several country/language editions to widen coverage.

Can I monitor a topic over time? Yes — schedule the Actor (e.g. hourly or daily) and it appends fresh articles each run.

Can I export to CSV or Excel? Yes. Every run's dataset downloads as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML, or via the Apify API.

Why is the link a news.google.com URL? Google News RSS links point through Google's redirector, which opens the original article in a browser.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial Actor. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. All product names, logos, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification only.

The Actor collects only publicly available information. You are responsible for how you use the collected data, including compliance with applicable law (such as GDPR or KVKK), publisher copyright, and Google's terms.