# Google News Scraper (`solarg/google-news-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google News articles by keyword or topic, for any country and language. Returns real publisher URLs, not Google redirect links. Date ranges beyond the 100-result limit.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/solarg/google-news-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Solar G](https://apify.com/solarg) (community)
- **Categories:** News, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.05 / 1,000 article scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

Scrapes Google News articles by search query or topic section, for any country and language. Article links are resolved to the publisher's own URL instead of the `news.google.com` redirect.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `queries` | Search terms. Google operators are supported: `site:`, `intitle:`, `OR`, `"exact phrase"`, `-exclude`. |
| `topics` | Optional sections: `TOP`, `WORLD`, `NATION`, `BUSINESS`, `TECHNOLOGY`, `ENTERTAINMENT`, `SPORTS`, `SCIENCE`, `HEALTH`. |
| `country` / `language` | Edition to search, e.g. `GB` / `en-GB`, `DE` / `de`. Default `US` / `en`. |
| `timeRange` | `1h`, `1d`, `7d`, `30d` or `1y`. |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | Optional date range. The range is searched day by day, so you can collect more than Google News' ~100 results per search. |
| `maxArticlesPerQuery` | Limit per query or topic. Default 100. |
| `decodeUrls` | Resolve publisher URLs. Default `true`. Turn it off for faster runs if you only need titles and sources. |

```json
{
  "queries": ["nvidia", "site:reuters.com interest rates"],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "dateFrom": "2026-10-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-10-21",
  "maxArticlesPerQuery": 1000
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "query": "electric vehicles",
  "title": "Drivers to save up to £300 when installing EV chargers at home",
  "source": "GOV.UK",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.uk",
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-20T23:01:05.000Z",
  "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/drivers-to-save-up-to-300-when-installing-ev-chargers-at-home-...",
  "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi...",
  "relatedCoverage": [
    { "title": "...", "source": "BBC", "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/..." }
  ]
}
```

Topic results have `topic` instead of `query`. If a URL can't be resolved, `url` falls back to the Google News link.

### API usage

Run the Actor and get results in one request:

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/solarg~google-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"queries": ["nvidia"], "timeRange": "7d"}'
```

With the JavaScript client:

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('solarg/google-news-scraper').call({"queries": ["nvidia"], "timeRange": "7d"});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

With Python:

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("solarg/google-news-scraper").call(run_input={"queries": ["nvidia"], "timeRange": "7d"})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
```

You can also schedule runs in Apify Console and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks, Zapier, Make or n8n through Apify's integrations.

### Pricing

$1.50 per 1,000 articles. URL resolution and platform usage are included.

### Limitations

- Each search returns about 100 articles at most. Use a date range to get more.
- Article body text isn't included; this Actor returns article metadata and links.
- Results reflect what Google News shows for the selected country and language edition.

Report problems in the Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search. Google search operators work, e.g. "site:bbc.co.uk", "intitle:apple", "OR", quotes.

## `topics` (type: `array`):

Optional. Google News sections to scrape.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code, e.g. US, GB, DE, IN.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language code, e.g. en, en-GB, de, fr, es.

## `timeRange` (type: `string`):

Only recent articles. Ignored when a date range is set.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional. Searches day by day from this date, which gets past Google News' limit of ~100 results per search.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional. Defaults to today when "Date from" is set.

## `maxArticlesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Without a date range Google News returns at most ~100 per query.

## `decodeUrls` (type: `boolean`):

Convert news.google.com redirect links to the original article URL.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "timeRange": "",
  "maxArticlesPerQuery": 100,
  "decodeUrls": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped items in the default dataset.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "artificial intelligence"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("solarg/google-news-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "queries": ["artificial intelligence"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("solarg/google-news-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ]
}' |
apify call solarg/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,solarg/google-news-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/XNqSRcbQzMF4OoDsC/builds/hTE1EtapLIqbshu7M/openapi.json