Baidu News Scraper

What is this tool?

Baidu News Scraper helps you collect news data from Baidu (China's #1 search engine). Search for any topic and gather news articles with their titles, summaries, sources, publication dates, and authors.

What can you use it for?

• Track news coverage on any topic
• Media research and journalism
• Monitor brands and topics in the news
• Stay informed about markets and trends

What data do you get?

Each result includes up to 36 fields, organized into the following categories:

Identity (4 fields): Type, Result Type, Position, Page Number

URLs (9 fields): Link, URL (alias of link), Display URL, Source Domain, Favicon URL, Thumbnail URL (alias of thumbnail), Image URL (alias of thumbnail), Author URL, Search URL

Text (5 fields): Title, Title (HTML), Snippet, Snippet (HTML), Description (alias of snippet)

Media (1 fields): Thumbnail

Location (1 fields): Country

Dates & Duration (4 fields): Date (raw), Published At (ISO 8601), Published At (raw string), Relative Time (e.g. 2小时前)

Categorization (2 fields): Category, Tags

Source (2 fields): Source / Publisher, Author

Search Context (5 fields): Search Query, Query (alias of searchQuery), Market, Language, Search Metadata

Other (3 fields): Is Ad, Is Sponsored, Scraped At (ISO 8601)

How to use it

Step 1: Enter your search

Type in your search term, like "人工智能".

Step 2: Set your preferences

Adjust the options below to customize your search.

Step 3: Run the tool

Click the run button and wait for your results. The tool will gather all the data and save it in a clean, organized format.

Input options

Option	What it means	Required	Default
Search Query	News search query (Chinese queries recommended)	Yes	人工智能
Start URLs (optional)	Pre-built Baidu news search URLs. Takes precedence over 'query'.	No	—
Max Items	Max articles to scrape	No	50
Max Pages	Max pagination pages to follow	No	5
Resolve Baidu redirect URLs	Follow Baidu /link?url=... redirects to get the real article URL	No	true
Market (locale tag)	Locale tag (e.g. zh-CN)	No	zh-CN

Output

Your results come in a clean, organized table with two views:

Overview view

Shows the most important fields at a glance:

• Position
• Title
• Source / Publisher
• Published At (ISO 8601)
• Snippet
• Scraped At (ISO 8601)

Full details view

Shows all 36 fields in detail. See "What data do you get?" above for the complete list.

Tips for best results

✅ Use Chinese keywords for the best results since Baidu is a Chinese search engine

✅ Be specific with your search terms for more relevant results

✅ Try different variations of your search term to discover more results

✅ Browse multiple pages of results to get a wider variety

Frequently asked questions

Why use Baidu? Baidu is the most popular search engine in China. It returns results that other search engines (like Google) may not have, especially for Chinese-language content and the Chinese market.

How do I get the results? Your results are saved in your Apify dashboard. You can download them in various formats (JSON, CSV, Excel) or access them via the API.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes! Apify supports scheduled runs. You can set up the tool to run automatically at any interval (hourly, daily, weekly, etc.) from your dashboard.

What if I get fewer results than I asked for? This can happen if the search engine doesn't have enough matching results for your search, or if some results are blocked. Try different keywords or relax your filters.

Need more help? If you have questions or run into issues, our support team is ready to help. Just reach out through the Apify platform and we'll get back to you quickly.