Nyt News Scraper

Search New York Times articles by keyword and retrieve structured metadata — headlines, summaries, authors, publication dates, and direct article URLs. No NYT API key or subscription required.

What does NYT News Scraper do?

This Actor searches the New York Times using NYT's internal GraphQL API (samizdat-graphql.nytimes.com). For each article it returns the headline, summary, author bylines, publication date, content type, and full article URL. You can sort by newest, oldest, or best match, and limit the number of results.

Why use NYT News Scraper?

• Media monitoring — track how NYT covers a company, person, or topic over time
• Research & journalism — build datasets of NYT coverage for analysis
• SEO & content research — see what topics NYT publishes most
• Trend tracking — monitor article volume for any keyword across dates
• Competitive intelligence — understand NYT editorial focus by category

How to use

1. Open the Input tab in Apify Console
2. Enter a Search Query (e.g., "artificial intelligence", "climate change")
3. Choose a Sort Order (newest, oldest, or best match)
4. Set Max Articles (default 50)
5. Click Start — results appear in the Output tab within seconds

Input

{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "sort": "newest",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Keyword(s) to search for
sort	string	No	newest (default), oldest, best
maxItems	integer	No	Max articles to return (default 50)
types	array	No	Content types: ARTICLE, VIDEO, RECIPE, SLIDESHOW, etc. Default: all types

Output

One item per article:

{
  "type": "Article",
  "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/technology/ai-regulations.html",
  "uri": "nyt://article/92c4298c-d378-523c-a034-852b92f744a9",
  "headline": "New Rules for A.I. Are Being Drafted in Congress",
  "summary": "Lawmakers are working on a framework to regulate artificial intelligence systems.",
  "kicker": "Technology",
  "authors": ["By Jane Smith", "By John Doe"],
  "firstPublished": "2026-08-08T14:30:00.000Z",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-08T16:00:00.000Z"
}

You can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

Data fields

Field	Description
type	Content type: Article, Video, Recipe, Slideshow, etc.
url	Full URL to the NYT article
uri	Internal NYT content identifier
headline	Article headline
summary	Short article summary / deck
kicker	Section label (e.g., "Opinion", "Technology", "Guest Essay")
authors	List of author bylines
firstPublished	Original publication timestamp (ISO 8601)
lastModified	Last modification timestamp (ISO 8601)

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event billing:

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.05 (once per run)
Per article scraped	$0.005

Example: 100 articles = $0.05 start + $0.50 = $0.55 total Example: 1,000 articles = $0.05 + $5.00 = $5.05 total

Tips

• Use quoted phrases ("supply chain") for precise topic searches
• Combine with sort: oldest to study historical coverage and track how a topic evolved
• Use types: ["ARTICLE"] to exclude recipes, videos, and slideshows
• For media monitoring workflows, run on a schedule (e.g., daily) and store results in a dataset

FAQ and support

Does this require a NYT subscription? No. The scraper accesses metadata (headlines, summaries, dates, URLs) that NYT makes available publicly. Full article body text requires a subscription and is not scraped.

How many articles can I get per search? NYT's search typically returns up to several thousand results per query. Use maxItems to control how many you retrieve.

Is this legal? This Actor scrapes publicly accessible metadata. Respect NYT's Terms of Service and use for research and analysis purposes only.

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