# 📰 Google News Scraper (`taroyamada/google-news-scraper`) Actor Scrape Google News articles for any search query via official RSS feed. Multi-language, country targeting, deduplication, source tracking. No API key needed - great for PR, media monitoring. - **URL**: https://apify.com/taroyamada/google-news-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [åĪŠéƒŽ åąąį”°](https://apify.com/taroyamada) (community) - **Categories:** News, Marketing, AI - **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 📰 Google News Scraper Scrape Google News articles for any search query via official RSS feed. Multi-language, deduplication, source tracking. No API key needed. ### Store Quickstart Start with the **Quickstart** template (1 query, English, 20 articles). For PR monitoring, use **Brand Monitoring** with 3-5 queries and dedup enabled. ### Key Features - 📰 **Google News RSS feed** — Uses news.google.com/rss/search endpoint - 🌍 **Multi-language + country** — Search results localized per lang+country combo - 🔍 **Keyword-based queries** — Boolean search syntax supported - 🗞ïļ **Source tracking** — Publisher domain per article - 🔄 **Deduplication** — Removes duplicate articles across queries - 🔑 **No API key needed** — Public RSS feed, no registration required ### Use Cases | Who | Why | |-----|-----| | **PR agencies** | Track client mentions across global news outlets | | **Competitive intelligence** | Monitor competitor announcements and news | | **Brand managers** | Daily digest of brand-related coverage | | **Financial analysts** | Company news alerts for portfolio tracking | | **Content marketers** | Trend spotting for blog topic ideation | ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | queries | string[] | (required) | Search queries (max 20) | | language | string | en | Language code (ISO 639-1) | | country | string | US | Country code (ISO 3166-1) | | maxItems | integer | 20 | Max articles per query (1-100) | | dedup | boolean | true | Remove duplicate articles | ### Input Example ```json { "queries": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic Claude"], "language": "en", "country": "US", "maxItems": 20, "dedup": true } ```` ### Output Example ```json { "title": "Anthropic announces new Claude model", "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/anthropic-claude", "source": "TechCrunch", "pubDate": "2026-04-05T09:00:00Z", "description": "Leading AI lab Anthropic today announced..." } ``` ### FAQ **Why Google News RSS vs. regular scraping?** RSS is stable, structured, and officially supported. DOM scraping of news.google.com breaks with every layout change. **Can I get full article content?** No — only title, link, source, description. Use article-content-extractor on each link for full text. **How many queries can I run?** Multiple queries per run, but Google may rate-limit aggressive polling. 3-5 queries per run recommended. **Are Google News results personalized?** No — RSS endpoint returns un-personalized results based on lang+country only. ### Related Actors News & Content cluster — explore related Apify tools: - [📰 Article Extractor](https://apify.com/taroyamada/article-content-extractor) — Extract clean article content with title, author, publish date, images from news and blog pages. - [📄 Website Content Extractor](https://apify.com/taroyamada/website-content-extractor) — Extract clean main content from any webpage as text, markdown, or HTML. - [ðŸ“Ą RSS Feed Aggregator](https://apify.com/taroyamada/rss-feed-aggregator) — Aggregate multiple RSS and Atom feeds with keyword filtering and deduplication. - [📰 Hacker News Scraper](https://apify.com/taroyamada/hacker-news-intelligence) — Fetch Hacker News top, new, best, ask, show, job stories via official Firebase API. ### Cost **Pay Per Event**: - `actor-start`: $0.01 (flat fee per run) - `dataset-item`: $0.003 per output item **Example**: 1,000 items = $0.01 + (1,000 × $0.003) = **$3.01** No subscription required — you only pay for what you use. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Google News search queries (max 50). ## `language` (type: `string`): Language code (e.g., en, ja, de). ## `country` (type: `string`): Country code (e.g., US, JP, GB). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum articles per query (1-100). ## `deduplicate` (type: `boolean`): Remove duplicate articles across queries. ## `timeoutMs` (type: `integer`): Request timeout in milliseconds. ## `delivery` (type: `string`): How to deliver results. ## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`): URL to POST results (when delivery=webhook). ## `dryRun` (type: `boolean`): Run without saving results. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "artificial intelligence" ], "language": "en", "country": "US", "maxItems": 100, "deduplicate": true, "timeoutMs": 15000, "delivery": "dataset", "dryRun": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "artificial intelligence" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("taroyamada/google-news-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`ðŸ’ū Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": ["artificial intelligence"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("taroyamada/google-news-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("ðŸ’ū Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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 taroyamada/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=taroyamada/google-news-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "📰 Google News Scraper", "description": "Scrape Google News articles for any search query via official RSS feed. Multi-language, country targeting, deduplication, source tracking. No API key needed - great for PR, media monitoring.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "OlpKOibGD8Ts9nSBc" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/taroyamada~google-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-taroyamada-google-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/taroyamada~google-news-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-taroyamada-google-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/taroyamada~google-news-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-taroyamada-google-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "Google News search queries (max 50).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "language": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Language code (e.g., en, ja, de).", "default": "en" }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Country code (e.g., US, JP, GB).", "default": "US" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items per Query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum articles per query (1-100).", "default": 100 }, "deduplicate": { "title": "Deduplicate", "type": "boolean", "description": "Remove duplicate articles across queries.", "default": true }, "timeoutMs": { "title": "Timeout (ms)", "minimum": 1000, "maximum": 30000, "type": "integer", "description": "Request timeout in milliseconds.", "default": 15000 }, "delivery": { "title": "Delivery", "enum": [ "dataset", "webhook" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to deliver results.", "default": "dataset" }, "webhookUrl": { "title": "Webhook URL", "type": "string", "description": "URL to POST results (when delivery=webhook)." }, "dryRun": { "title": "Dry Run", "type": "boolean", "description": "Run without saving results.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": 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