Google News Article Scraper

Search Google News for any topic and export clean, structured article data. This Apify Actor uses the free, public Google News RSS feed, so it needs no API key and no paid proxy.

It is useful for news monitoring, PR tracking, market research, competitive intelligence, and building topic-specific news feeds.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	artificial intelligence (prefill)	Search term or topic.
language	string	No	en	Google News hl language code.
country	string	No	US	Google News gl country code.
maxItems	integer	No	50	Maximum results, from 1 to 100.

Example input:

{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output

Each dataset item contains:

• title — article headline
• link — resolved publisher URL when Google exposes it, otherwise the Google News URL
• googleNewsUrl — original URL from Google News RSS
• source — publisher name
• publishedAt — publication timestamp in ISO 8601 format
• snippet — plain-text description with HTML removed
• guid — identifier supplied by the RSS feed

Example output:

{
  "title": "Example AI headline",
  "link": "https://example.com/news/example-ai-headline",
  "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/example",
  "source": "Example News",
  "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T12:30:00.000Z",
  "snippet": "A short plain-text summary of the article.",
  "guid": "example-guid"
}

Run locally

Use Node.js 20 or newer:

npm install
npm start

For local Apify storage, save the input as storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json before starting the Actor. Results are written to storage/datasets/default/.

Cost and data source

The Actor reads Google News RSS directly with native fetch. It does not use paid APIs, proxy services, or credentials. Usage of Google News and publisher content remains subject to their applicable terms.

How to use Google News Article Scraper

1. Open Google News Article Scraper on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. Fill in the input (the form is prefilled with a working example) and click Start.
3. Watch results appear in the Output tab, then download them as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the API.
4. Optional: save the input as a task and add a schedule to run it automatically, or connect it to your tools with integrations and webhooks.

Use Google News Article Scraper with AI agents (MCP)

Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client this Actor as a tool through the hosted Apify MCP server. The agent sees the input fields with descriptions and example values, runs the Actor, and reads the results.

MCP server URL (this Actor only):

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/google-news-scraper

Claude Code:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/google-news-scraper" --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and other clients (mcp.json or the client's MCP settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/google-news-scraper",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Clients that support sign-in (such as Claude.ai connectors) can use the URL without a token and log in to Apify instead. Get your token in Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations, or generate a ready config for your client at mcp.apify.com. In the agent the tool is named technicaldost--google-news-scraper; ask it, for example, to "run Google News Article Scraper with {"query": "artificial intelligence"}".

AI agents without an Apify account can also run and pay for this Actor per request with x402 agentic payments.

Run Google News Article Scraper via API

Run the Actor and get its results in one call (replace YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/technicaldost~google-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "artificial intelligence"}'

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("technicaldost/google-news-scraper").call(run_input={"query": "artificial intelligence"})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript / TypeScript (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('technicaldost/google-news-scraper').call({"query": "artificial intelligence"});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Long runs: start them with POST /v2/acts/technicaldost~google-news-scraper/runs and fetch the dataset when the run finishes, or receive a webhook.

Integrations

Google News Article Scraper works with Make, Zapier, n8n, LangChain, Google Sheets, Slack, GitHub and webhooks. Schedule runs in Apify Console and send new results straight to your apps, spreadsheets or AI pipelines.

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FAQ

Can I use Google News Article Scraper with AI agents like Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Connect the Apify MCP server with ?tools=technicaldost/google-news-scraper (see above) and the agent can run the Actor and read its results on its own.

Can I call Google News Article Scraper from my own code?

Yes. Use the REST API, or the official Python and JavaScript clients shown above. Results are available as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

How do I run it on a schedule?

Save your input as a task in Apify Console and add a schedule (for example, daily). Use webhooks or integrations to send each run's results onward.

Is it legal to use this Actor?

It works with publicly available data. Make sure your use complies with the source website's terms and with data protection laws such as GDPR, especially for personal data.

Something doesn't work or I need a feature. What should I do?

Open an issue in the Issues tab on this Actor's page with an example input, and we'll look into it.