Google News Scraper — Global Headlines & PR

Google News Scraper — Global Headlines & PR

Google News Scraper extracts structured Google News records, metadata, metrics, and direct links in real time. Built on a zero-browser HTTP/2 engine running in 256 MB RAM, it delivers normalized datasets with zero null fields ready for CSV, Excel, JSON, or API pipelines.

Looking for related scrapers? Check out Google Autocomplete & SEO Scraper, Google Maps Scraper, Google Search Scraper, Google Trends Scraper, or browse our full catalog of 118+ dedicated scrapers.

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What does Google News Scraper do?

Scrape Google News headlines, breaking articles, publishers, and publication dates worldwide. Filter by query, country, language, and top.... Compatible Make.com, Zapier, n8n, Sheets & Webhooks. 256MB RAM & sub-second speed.

Whether you need to monitor Google News at scale, enrich B2B/B2C databases, or feed structured records into analytics and AI workflows, Google News Scraper handles pagination, field normalization, and schema validation automatically:

• Bulk Data Extraction: Collect Google News listings, items, and detailed attributes in batches using keywords, filters, or direct URLs.
• Complete Public Metadata: Capture identifiers, pricing/engagement metrics, author/vendor details, timestamps, and canonical URLs.
• Multi-Format Export: Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, or HTML Table directly from the Apify Console.
• Ready for Automation & AI: Connect seamlessly to Apify Integrations (Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets), REST API endpoints, or the Apify MCP Server.

Beyond the Official Google News API

• No API Keys or Approval Delays: Start extracting public Google News data immediately without registering developer apps or waiting for quota approvals.
• No Restrictive Rate Quotas: Bypass strict per-minute API limits and expensive enterprise tiers while capturing the complete public data points displayed on Google News.
• 256 MB Zero-Browser Architecture: Uses native HTTP/2 and TLS session emulation instead of heavy Chromium instances, executing in seconds at a fraction of standard compute costs.

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What data can you scrape from Google News?

Google News Scraper extracts the following data points from Google News:

📝 Queries (queries)	📍 Country (country)	📝 Language (language)
📅 Time Period (timePeriod)	📝 Title (title)	📝 Snippet (snippet)
📝 Source Name (sourceName)	🔗 Source URL (sourceUrl)	📅 Published At (publishedAt)
📅 Published Date Raw (publishedDateRaw)	🔗 Link (link)	📝 Search Query (searchQuery)

Data Category	Extracted Fields & Data Points
Identity & Core Identifiers	title (Title), sourceName (Source Name)
Metrics, Pricing & Engagement	country (Country)
Details, Attributes & Context	queries (Queries), language (Language), snippet (Snippet), searchQuery (Search Query)
Direct Links, Media & Timestamps	timePeriod (Time Period), sourceUrl (Source URL), publishedAt (Published At), publishedDateRaw (Published Date Raw), link (Link), scrapedAt (Scraped At)

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Why scrape Google News? (Typical Use Cases & Guides)

You can use Google News Scraper for a wide range of data and business workflows:

• PR & Brand Monitoring: Set up automated alerts whenever your brand, executive team, or competitors are mentioned in the press.
• Financial News & Stock Sentiment: Track corporate earnings, M&A developments, and economic reports in real-time.
• AI & RAG Knowledge Ingestion: Stream fresh, verified daily news into LLM vector databases and newsletters.
• AI Agents, RAG & LLM Knowledge Pipelines: Stream clean, structured Google News JSON records into vector databases, Claude, GPT-4, or LangChain workflows.
• Automated BI Dashboards & Scheduled Alerts: Schedule daily or hourly runs and push live Google News updates directly to Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Slack, or webhooks.
• Market Research & Competitor Analysis: Benchmark Google News offerings, pricing strategies, and market share across regions.
• Lead Generation & CRM Enrichment: Build targeted prospect lists and sync verified records straight into HubSpot, Salesforce, or Clay.
• AI Agents & RAG Pipelines via MCP: Connect live Google News data directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or LangChain agents.

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How to scrape Google News data

Google News Scraper is designed for a zero-configuration start, even if you have never scraped data before:

1. Create a free Apify account using your email (includes $5.00 in free monthly credits).
2. Open Google News Scraper and click on the Input tab — all required fields are already pre-filled with a working example.
3. Enter your search terms, target URLs, or filter criteria (or keep the default pre-filled configuration for an instant 1-Click test).
4. Click the green "Start" button and wait a few seconds for the data to be extracted.
5. Download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), or HTML, or fetch it via the API tab.

For more technical details on every parameter, check out the Input Schema tab or read the Apify Platform Documentation.

🔗 How to scrape Google News by Search Term or Direct URL

Scraping by Search Term / Filter 🔑	Enter keywords, categories, or filter parameters just as you would search on Google News. Set the maximum number of items you want to extract and click Start.
Scraping by Direct URL 🔗	Paste one or more direct Google News links (or import a list of URLs from a Google Sheet / CSV) to extract targeted item or profile details in bulk.

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⬇️ Input Configuration & Examples

To start scraping Google News, fill in the visual input form in the Apify Console or pass a JSON payload via the API. Full technical specifications are available on the Input Schema tab.

Input Parameters Reference

Parameter	Type	Default / Prefill	Description
queries	array	["Artificial Intelligence"]	News search keywords or company names (e.g. ['Artificial Intelligence', 'OpenAI', 'Tesla', 'Nvidia stock']).
country	string	us	2-letter ISO country code to localize news coverage (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'fr', 'de', 'ca', 'au', 'in').
language	string	en	2-letter language code for news articles (e.g. 'en', 'fr', 'es', 'de', 'it').
timePeriod	string	all	Filter articles by publication timeframe. Options: all, 1h, 1d, 7d, 30d, 1y.
maxArticlesPerQuery	integer	30	Maximum number of news articles to extract per keyword.
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Apify Proxy configuration.

Example 1: Standard Extraction (1-Click Default)

{
  "queries": [
    "Artificial Intelligence"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "timePeriod": "all"
}

Example 2: Filtered & Batch Extraction

{
  "queries": [
    "Artificial Intelligence"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "timePeriod": "1h",
  "maxArticlesPerQuery": 60
}

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⬆️ Output Example (Table View, JSON & Fields Reference)

The scraped results are stored in a structured Apify Dataset available in the Storage tab. Below is a preview of the dataset in both Table View (CSV/Excel format) and JSON format.

Table View (CSV / Excel Dataset Preview)

Queries	Country	Language	Time Period
Artificial Intelligence	us	en	all
Artificial Intelligence	us	en	all
Artificial Intelligence	us	en	all

JSON Output Example

{
  "queries": [
    "Artificial Intelligence"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "timePeriod": "all"
}

Output Fields Reference

Field Name	Type	Description
queries	array	Extracted queries value.
country	string	Target country code
language	string	Target language code
timePeriod	string	Extracted time period value.
title	string	Article headline title
snippet	string	Article text snippet or preview summary
sourceName	string	News publisher / outlet name
sourceUrl	string	Publisher website URL
publishedAt	string	Publication timestamp (ISO format)
publishedDateRaw	string	Original raw publication date string
link	string	Article direct or Google News redirection link
searchQuery	string	Search keyword query
scrapedAt	string	Scrape execution timestamp

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🔗 Scrape any data you need with dedicated scrapers

Combine Google News Scraper with our other dedicated scrapers from @RBBscrap if you want to extract specialized data across platforms:

🔹 Google Autocomplete & SEO Scraper	🔹 Google Maps Scraper	🔹 Google Search Scraper
🔹 Google Trends Scraper	🔹 Google Play Scraper	🔹 Google Patents Scraper

Scraper	Extracted Data & Primary Use Case
Google Autocomplete & SEO Scraper	Search Ideas
Google Maps Scraper	Places, Leads & Emails
Google Search Scraper	SERP & People Also Ask
Google Trends Scraper	Real
Google Play Scraper	Apps, Installs & Reviews
Google Patents Scraper	Prior Art & Claims

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⚠️ Error Items & Resilience Reference

Google News Scraper is engineered to process multi-query and batch runs resiliently without crashing if a single query or URL fails:

Status / Code	Meaning & Automatic Handling
OK	Record successfully extracted, validated, and normalized with zero null fields.
DEFAULT_PREFILL_APPLIED	When an empty input payload {} is submitted, the Actor automatically applies its built-in default query so 1-Click runs always succeed.
RATE_LIMIT_RETRY	Transient HTTP 429 / 503 responses trigger automatic retry with exponential backoff and session rotation.
INVALID_TARGET_SKIPPED	Unreachable or malformed target items in a batch are logged with [WARN] and skipped without interrupting the run.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How much does scraping Google News cost?

Google News Scraper uses transparent Pay-Per-Event (PAY_PER_EVENT) pricing set 10x cheaper than the market leader ($\div 10$):

• Event Rate: $0.0003 per Scraped Google News Scraper Record ($0.3 per 1,000 items).
• 🎁 1st Run 100% FREE: Your very first execution is 100% free ($0.00 event charges are applied on your initial run).
• Apify Free Plan ($5.00/month included): Every Apify account receives $5.00 in free monthly credits, which is enough to extract up to ~16,666 items per month for free.
• View full details on the Pricing tab and the Apify Pricing page.

Can I integrate Google News Scraper with Make, Zapier, n8n, or Google Sheets?

Yes. Google News Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform, including Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and webhooks.

Can I use Google News Scraper with the Apify API (Python & Node.js)?

Yes. The Apify API gives you programmatic access to run Google News Scraper, schedule jobs, and fetch datasets. Use the apify-client PyPI package for Python or the apify-client NPM package for Node.js, or check the Apify API Reference:

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("rbbscrap/google-news-scraper").call(run_input={
    "queries": ["Artificial Intelligence"],
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "timePeriod": "all"
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Node.js (apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('rbbscrap/google-news-scraper').call({
    queries: ["Artificial Intelligence"],
    country: "us",
    language: "en",
    timePeriod: "all"
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Can I use Google News Scraper through an MCP Server (Claude Desktop, Cursor, AI Agents)?

Yes. With the Apify API, you can use Google News Scraper in conjunction with an MCP server to connect directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or LibreChat. Read the official guide on how to set up Apify Actors with MCP, or go to the MCP tab:

1. Start a Server-Sent Events (SSE) session to receive a sessionId.
2. Send API messages using that sessionId to trigger Google News Scraper with your input parameters.
3. Receive structured Google News dataset records directly inside your AI agent conversation.

Do I need residential proxies or login cookies to scrape Google News?

No. Google News Scraper operates on a zero-browser HTTP/2 protocol engine (256 MB RAM) and works out-of-the-box without requiring login cookies or external proxies for standard workloads. For high-volume enterprise runs, you can optionally use Apify Proxy in the input configuration.

Is it legal to scrape data from Google News?

Our scrapers are ethical and do not extract any private user data behind login walls. They only extract what is shared publicly on the web. However, please keep in mind that personal data is protected by GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) and other regulations worldwide. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate legal basis. Read more in Apify's guide on the legality of web scraping.

Your feedback & support

We are continuously improving the performance of our Actors. If you have any technical feedback for Google News Scraper, need a custom feature, or found a bug, please create an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in the Apify Console.