Google News Scraper

What is this tool?

Google News Scraper helps you collect news data from Google (the world's most popular 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 46 fields, organized into the following categories:

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

URLs (10 fields): Article URL, Link (alias), Display URL, Domain, Host, Favicon, Publisher URL, Image URL, Author URL, Search URL

Text (3 fields): Title, Title (HTML), Description

Media (1 fields): Thumbnail

Location (1 fields): Country

Dates & Duration (5 fields): Published At, Published At (raw), Date, Relative Time, Time Range

Categorization (2 fields): Category, Tags

Source (6 fields): Source, Publisher, Publisher Logo, Publisher Verified, Author, Authors

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

Other (9 fields): Excerpt, Summary, Topics, Ad, Sponsored, Breaking, Featured, Sort By, Scraped At

How to use it

Step 1: Enter your search

Type in your search term, like "Elon Musk".

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	The search term to use for finding news articles on news.google.com	Yes	Elon Musk
Maximum Items	Max news articles to retrieve	Yes	50
Language	The language code for Google News interface (e.g., en-US, en-IN, fr-FR)	No	en-US
Country	The country code for Google News (e.g., US, IN, GB, FR)	No	US
Deep Scrape Articles	If true, visits each article page to extract full content (author, full text, images, etc.). This is slower but provides much richer data.	No	true

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
• Published At
• Thumbnail
• Query
• Scraped At

Full details view

Shows all 46 fields in detail. See "What data do you get?" above for the complete list.

Tips for best results

✅ 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 Google? Google is the world's most popular search engine, handling over 8 billion searches per day. It has the largest index of web pages and provides the most comprehensive search results.

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.