# Google News Scraper (`originalvi/google-news-scraper`) Actor Scrape Google News for any keyword or query: headlines, source, publish date, snippet and link. Multi-language, multi-country, time-window filters. Fast, no browser. - **URL**: https://apify.com/originalvi/google-news-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Andrew Schneidwind](https://apify.com/originalvi) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, News, SEO tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 article scrapeds 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 ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Google News Scraper — structured news articles for any keyword Turn **Google News** into structured data. Search any keyword or query and get back a clean feed of articles — headline, source, publish date, snippet, and link — across **16 languages** and **20 country editions**, with optional time-window filters. Fast and lightweight: reads Google News feeds directly, no browser required. A typical query returns in seconds and costs a fraction of a cent. ### What you get One dataset item per article: ```json { "query": "artificial intelligence", "title": "OpenAI announces new model for enterprise", "source": "Reuters", "sourceUrl": "https://www.reuters.com", "link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi...", "guid": "CBMiK2h0dHBz...", "publishedAt": "2026-07-09T08:14:00.000Z", "publishedRaw": "Wed, 09 Jul 2026 08:14:00 GMT", "snippet": "The company said the model targets regulated industries…", "status": "SUCCEEDED" } ```` ### How to scrape Google News 1. Enter one or more **queries** — plain keywords or full Google search syntax (`"apple vision pro"`, `climate site:reuters.com`, `intitle:layoffs`). 2. Optionally set a **time window** (last hour to last 7 days), **language**, and **country edition**. 3. Click **Start**. Articles land in the dataset, ready to export as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or to pull via API. No login, no API key, no browser. ### Input | Field | Description | |---|---| | `queries` | One news search per query. Supports operators like `"apple vision pro"`, `climate site:reuters.com`, `intitle:layoffs` | | `maxItemsPerQuery` | Cap per query (default 100 — Google returns up to ~100 per feed) | | `timeWindow` | Any time / last hour / 6h / 12h / 24h / 3 days / 7 days | | `language` | Article language (16 options) | | `country` | Google News edition / region (20 options) | | `proxyConfiguration` | Apify Proxy settings (defaults are fine for most runs) | ### Pricing You pay a small fee **per article delivered** — $2.00 per 1,000 articles plus a few cents of platform usage. Queries that return nothing, or that fail, are never charged. No subscriptions, no minimums. ### Use cases - **Brand & reputation monitoring** — track every mention of your company or product as it's published. - **PR & media teams** — measure coverage, spot breaking stories, build press clip reports. - **Market & competitor research** — follow an industry, a rival, or a ticker across hundreds of outlets. - **Content & SEO research** — find trending angles and fresh sources for any topic before you write. - **AI agents & LLM apps** — give your agent a live news feed as a tool; the structured output drops straight into a prompt. - **Pipelines** — schedule runs and pull results via the Apify API into dashboards, Slack alerts, or Google Sheets. ### Run it from your own code ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN") run = client.actor("originalvi/google-news-scraper").call(run_input={ "queries": ["nvidia earnings", "\"artificial intelligence\" regulation"], "timeWindow": "24h", "language": "en", "country": "US", }) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item["publishedAt"], item["source"], "—", item["title"]) ``` Works the same with the JavaScript `apify-client`, raw HTTP API, or no-code tools (Make, Zapier, n8n). ### FAQ **How is this different from the Google News website?** Same articles, but as structured data you can filter, store, and automate — not a UI you have to read. One scheduled run replaces manually checking dozens of searches. **How fresh are the results?** Google News feeds update within minutes of publication. Pair the `last hour` time window with an hourly schedule for a near-real-time monitoring feed. **Can I get news in German / Spanish / Japanese…?** Yes — 16 languages and 20 country editions. Set `language` and `country` per run; you can also run several country editions of the same query in one go. **Why does the `link` point to news.google.com?** Google News serves redirect URLs. Opening one in a browser lands on the publisher's article. The `source` and `sourceUrl` fields tell you the publisher directly. **Are there search operators?** Everything Google News supports: exact phrases in quotes, `site:`, `intitle:`, exclusion with `-word`, `OR`, and more. **Is scraping Google News legal?** The Actor reads publicly available news feeds — headlines, snippets, and links, no full article text and no personal data. How you use the data is your responsibility. ### Tips - Use quotes for exact phrases (`"vision pro"`) and operators (`site:`, `intitle:`, `-word`) to sharpen results. - Pair `timeWindow` with a scheduled run (e.g. every hour, last-hour window) to build a real-time news alert feed. - Track a competitor with `"CompanyName" -site:companyname.com` to catch third-party coverage only. ### More Actors by this developer - [Google Trends Explorer](https://apify.com/originalvi/google-trends-explorer) — see what's rising *and* what's being written about it - [Hacker News Scraper](https://apify.com/originalvi/hacker-news-scraper) — what developers are saying, stories & comments - [eBay Sold Listings Scraper](https://apify.com/originalvi/ebay-sold-listings) — real sold prices + price statistics - [App Store Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/originalvi/app-store-reviews-scraper) — iOS reviews & ratings across 20+ countries - [Website Screenshot Pro](https://apify.com/originalvi/website-screenshot-pro) — pixel-perfect full-page screenshots ### Found a problem? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab and I'll fix it fast — usually within a day. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): One news search per query. Supports Google News operators, e.g. `tesla`, `"apple vision pro"`, `climate site:reuters.com`, `intitle:layoffs`. ## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`): Upper limit of articles per query. Google News returns up to ~100 per feed. ## `timeWindow` (type: `string`): Only return articles published within this window (uses Google's `when:` operator). ## `language` (type: `string`): Article language (Google `hl`). ## `country` (type: `string`): Google News edition (`gl`). Controls which regional sources appear. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxies to use. The default Apify Proxy works for most runs; switch to residential if you see blocking on high-volume runs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "artificial intelligence" ], "maxItemsPerQuery": 100, "timeWindow": "any", "language": "en", "country": "US", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "artificial intelligence" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("originalvi/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": ["artificial intelligence"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("originalvi/google-news-scraper").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 '{ "queries": [ "artificial intelligence" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call originalvi/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=originalvi/google-news-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google News Scraper", "description": "Scrape Google News for any keyword or query: headlines, source, publish date, snippet and link. Multi-language, multi-country, time-window filters. Fast, no browser.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "bqQNVJgyDgtRydMyA" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/originalvi~google-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-originalvi-google-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/originalvi~google-news-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-originalvi-google-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/originalvi~google-news-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-originalvi-google-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "One news search per query. Supports Google News operators, e.g. `tesla`, `\"apple vision pro\"`, `climate site:reuters.com`, `intitle:layoffs`.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItemsPerQuery": { "title": "Max articles per query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Upper limit of articles per query. Google News returns up to ~100 per feed.", "default": 100 }, "timeWindow": { "title": "Time window", "enum": [ "any", "1h", "6h", "12h", "1d", "3d", "7d" ], "type": "string", "description": "Only return articles published within this window (uses Google's `when:` operator).", "default": "any" }, "language": { "title": "Language", "enum": [ "en", "es", "fr", "de", "it", "pt", "nl", "sv", "pl", "tr", "ru", "ar", "hi", "ja", "ko", "zh" ], "type": "string", "description": "Article language (Google `hl`).", "default": "en" }, "country": { "title": "Country / edition", "enum": [ "US", "GB", "CA", "AU", "IE", "IN", "ES", "MX", "FR", "DE", "IT", "BR", "PT", "NL", "SE", "PL", "TR", "RU", "JP", "KR" ], "type": "string", "description": "Google News edition (`gl`). Controls which regional sources appear.", "default": "US" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxies to use. 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