GOV.UK Press Releases Scraper

📣 GOV.UK Press Releases Scraper

Scrape GOV.UK press releases and announcements: department, title, summary, date and link from the official search API. Run it once and you get the current records as a dataset; put it on a schedule to keep the list current. Built by NexGen Watch on Apify.

Output is one press_release row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one press-release record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.05 per press-release record). Source: www.gov.uk.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out with an identified contact User-Agent.

Who buys this

Buyers usually search for GOV.UK news or GOV.UK press releases.

• B2B sales and account teams using GOV.UK news as a trigger signal.
• PR, comms and market-intelligence teams monitoring GOV.UK press releases.
• Investors and analysts tracking company events as they are announced.

📊 Sample Output

Real rows from run AjW27xtC9TqE00YLx on build 0.1.19 (2026-09-28), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

title	url	public_timestamp	organisations	description	document_type
UK’s 250th banking hub opens in Chepstow, keeping access to cash and f	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-250th-banking-hub-opens-in-chep	2026-09-18T13:53:43Z	["HM Treasury"]	Treasury Minister Lucy Rigby officially opens the UK's 250th banking h	press_release
Chancellor announces Bank of England appointments	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-announces-bank-of-englan	2026-09-16T14:19:00Z	["HM Treasury"]	His Majesty the King and the Chancellor have appointed three new non-e	press_release
New members appointed to NISTA Expert Advisory Council	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-members-appointed-to-nista-expe	2026-09-10T09:00:05Z	["National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority", "HM T	Appointees bring extensive experience in infrastructure delivery, fina	press_release
Chancellor takes axe to delays holding back growth	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-takes-axe-to-delays-hold	2026-09-07T13:31:00Z	["HM Treasury"]	Chancellor John Healey has set out his plan to drive growth in every p	press_release
First ever Entrepreneurship Advisor appointed to the Treasury	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-ever-entrepreneurship-advisor	2026-09-07T11:42:27Z	["HM Treasury"]	Alex Depledge MBE appointed by the Chancellor as first ever Entreprene	press_release
UK leads way in disrupting shadowy Russian sanctions evasion network	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-leads-way-in-disrupting-shadowy-	2026-08-31T21:58:43Z	["HM Treasury", "National Crime Agency"]	Chancellor calls on allies to step up their pressure on Russia and set	press_release
£100 million competition to back British AI companies to fix public se	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-million-competition-to-back-bri	2026-08-31T09:25:15Z	["HM Treasury", "Cabinet Office"]	£100 million fund competition will help promising British AI start-ups	press_release
Treasury to call time on uncertainty for pubs and hotels	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/treasury-to-call-time-on-uncertaint	2026-08-24T09:02:00Z	["HM Treasury"]	Pub and hotel valuations will be made fairer as the government takes a	press_release

The run finished with the status message: NORMAL: 10 press releases delivered (source reports 1020 total matches) | release-record billable=10 | release-record charged=10

✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is null):

• record_type (string) — e.g. press_release
• title (string/null) — e.g. UK’s 250th banking hub opens in Chepstow, keeping access to cash and face-to-fac
• url (string/null) — e.g. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-250th-banking-hub-opens-in-chepstow-keepi
• public_timestamp (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T13:53:43Z
• organisations (array/null) — e.g. ["HM Treasury"]
• description (string/null) — e.g. Treasury Minister Lucy Rigby officially opens the UK's 250th banking hub in Chep
• document_type (string/null) — e.g. press_release
• source (string/null) — e.g. https://www.gov.uk/api/search.json
• query — e.g. {"organisations": ["hm-treasury"], "keywords": null, "count": 10}

✅ What you get

✅ What you get

✅ What you get

• record_type (string) — e.g. press_release
• title (string/null) — e.g. Chancellor announces Bank of England appointments
• url (string/null) — e.g. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-announces-bank-of-england-appointm
• public_timestamp (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-16T14:19:00Z
• organisations (array/null) — e.g. ["HM Treasury"]
• description (string/null) — e.g. His Majesty the King and the Chancellor have appointed three new non-executive d
• document_type (string/null) — e.g. press_release
• source (string/null) — e.g. https://www.gov.uk/api/search.json
• query — e.g. {"organisations": ["hm-treasury"], "keywords": null, "count": 10}

⚙️ Sample inputs

1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)

{
  "organisations": [
    "hm-treasury"
  ],
  "count": 10
}

The sample run charged exactly: 1 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 10 × $0.05 release-record = $0.52 on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

This actor takes no size cap or filter beyond the input above, so the Store example is the one input to run; put it on a schedule to keep the data current.

🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run AjW27xtC9TqE00YLx, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

{
  "record_type": "press_release",
  "title": "UK’s 250th banking hub opens in Chepstow, keeping access to cash and face-to-face banking in the town",
  "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-250th-banking-hub-opens-in-chepstow-keeping-access-to-cash-and-face-to-face-banking-in-the-town",
  "public_timestamp": "2026-09-18T13:53:43Z",
  "organisations": [
    "HM Treasury"
  ],
  "description": "Treasury Minister Lucy Rigby officially opens the UK's 250th banking hub in Chepstow",
  "document_type": "press_release",
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/api/search.json",
  "query": {
    "organisations": [
      "hm-treasury"
    ],
    "keywords": null,
    "count": 10
  }
}

🔧 How it works

Source. The actor reads www.gov.uk — endpoints: https://www.gov.uk, https://www.gov.uk/api/search.json. Public pages and feeds only; nothing behind a login.

Transport. Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. Every request carries an identified contact User-Agent.

Terminal states. A run ends NORMAL, CAPPED (your cap was reached), PARTIAL (something was withheld and the message says what), GENUINE_EMPTY (the source was read and truly had nothing in scope) or BLOCKED (the source refused or changed shape — the run FAILS loud and bills nothing). A zero-row run is never reported as a silent success.

Charging. Each press-release record is charged at the moment it is pushed (release-record); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

🔧 How it works

🔧 How it works

🔧 How it works

Source

The official GOV.UK search API, queried anonymously (no key), with a contact User-Agent.

What is not done. No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

⏰ Optional: run it on a schedule

A single run returns the current records. If you also want to be told what changed over time, open the actor in Apify Console → Schedules → Create new, add this actor with the input you want, and pick a cadence:

• Daily — 0 7 * * * (07:00 UTC): catch changes within a day.
• Weekly — 0 7 * * 1: a Monday digest.

Each run is independent; keep the same input on the schedule so the results stay comparable. Schedules can also POST results to a webhook (Console → Integrations).

⏰ Optional: run it on a schedule

💰 Pricing example

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Press-release record (release-record)	$0.05	$0.045	$0.04	$0.0335

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

• 8 press-release records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.05 = $0.42
• 25 press-release records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.05 = $1.27
• 100 press-release records: $0.02 start + 100 × $0.05 = $5.02

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 1024 MB.

Yield on the sample run: NORMAL: 10 press releases delivered (source reports 1020 total matches) | release-record billable=10 | release-record charged=10.

⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by www.gov.uk. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, identifies itself with a contact User-Agent, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need an API key or a login?
A: No. The source (www.gov.uk) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

Q: What formats can I export?
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

Q: How is this different from the other market announcement scrapers actors?
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers www.gov.uk. The siblings under Related Actors cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

Q: Are there rate limits?
A: The actor paces itself against the source; there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

🆘 Troubleshooting

• Run FAILED with BLOCKED → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
• Fewer rows than expected → the source had fewer items in scope → widen the input.
• Input validation error on start → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
• Run TIMED-OUT → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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