📰 PR Newswire Scraper

🚀 Collect press releases from PR Newswire in minutes. Search by keyword, industry, and date range. Export headlines, full text, company names, and publication dates. No coding, no PR Newswire account required.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-16 · 📊 15+ fields per release · 🔍 Keyword + industry filters · 📅 Date range · 🚫 No auth required

The PR Newswire Scraper collects press release data from PR Newswire, returning 15+ fields per release: headline, full text, company name, publication date, industry, topics, and source URL. Filter by keyword, industry, and date range.

PR Newswire is one of the largest press release distribution services. This Actor exports structured press release data at scale, ready for media monitoring, competitive intelligence, or content research.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
PR teams, media monitors, competitive analysts, journalists, market researchers, content marketers	Media monitoring, competitor tracking, industry news analysis, content discovery, press release archiving

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📋 What the PR Newswire Scraper does

Three search filters:

• 🔍 Keyword search. Free-text search across headlines and body text.
• 🏭 Industry filter. Filter by industry sector.
• 📅 Date range. Start and end dates for publication window.

Each release record includes headline, full text, company name, publication date, industry, topics, word count, and source URL.

💡 Why it matters: monitoring competitor press releases manually means checking PR Newswire daily. This Actor exports structured release data at scale for your media dashboard or competitive intelligence workflow.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded dataset.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
keyword	string	""	Search across headlines and body text.
dateFrom	string	""	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
dateTo	string	""	End date (YYYY-MM-DD).
industry	string	""	Industry sector filter.

Example: AI press releases this month.

{
    "keyword": "artificial intelligence",
    "dateFrom": "2026-04-01",
    "dateTo": "2026-04-30"
}

Example: healthcare industry releases.

{
    "keyword": "",
    "industry": "Health Care & Hospitals"
}

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📊 Output

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
📝 headline	string	"Acme Corp Launches AI Platform"
📄 fullText	string	"NEW YORK, April 16, 2026..."
🏢 company	string	"Acme Corp"
📅 publishedDate	string	"2026-04-16"
🏭 industry	string	"Technology"
🏷️ topics	array	["AI", "Product Launch"]
📊 wordCount	number	850
🔗 url	string	"https://www.prnewswire.com/..."
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🔍	Keyword + industry + date filters. Targeted press release discovery.
📄	Full text. Complete press release content, not just headlines.
🏢	Company and industry data. Issuer and sector per release.
🏷️	Topic tags. Subject categorization per release.
⚡	Scalable. From quick keyword searches to full industry sweeps.
🚫	No authentication. Public press releases.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Full text	Filters	Setup
⭐ PR Newswire Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	PR Newswire	Yes	keyword, industry, date	⚡ 2 min
Manual PR Newswire browsing	Free	One at a time	Yes	UI only	🕒 Hours
Paid media monitoring	$200-5,000/month	Multi-source	Yes	Many	🐢 Days

Pick this Actor when you want press release data on demand, with full text and industry filters.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the PR Newswire Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Enter keywords, pick an industry, set date range.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start.
5. 📥 Download. Grab results in the Dataset tab.

⏱️ Total time: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 Competitive Intelligence Track competitor announcements Monitor product launches and partnerships Study earnings release patterns Build competitive timeline databases	📰 Media & PR Monitor industry news flow Track coverage across sectors Build press release archives Feed content dashboards with fresh releases
📈 Market Research Analyze industry announcement trends Track M&A activity by sector Monitor regulatory announcements Study press release frequency patterns	🏦 Finance & Investment Track earnings announcements Monitor IPO and funding news Build event-driven trading signals Track management changes

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🔌 Automating PR Newswire Scraper

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Daily pulls keep your media monitoring dashboard in sync.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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🔌 Integrate with any app

• Make - Automate workflows
• Zapier - Connect 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get alerts on new releases
• Airbyte - Data pipelines
• GitHub - Trigger from commits
• Google Drive - Export to Sheets

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🆘 Need Help? Open our contact form to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PR Newswire or Cision. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available press releases are collected.