South China Morning Post Article Scraper

Extract article text, headline, description, and metadata from scmp.com URLs. The South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's leading English-language newspaper and a primary source for news on China, Hong Kong, and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

Why Use This Actor?

• Bypasses soft paywall - full SCMP article content accessible via HTTP.
• China and Asia coverage - SCMP provides English-language reporting on China not available in most Western outlets.
• Geopolitical research - track developments in HK-China relations, Taiwan, and regional diplomacy.
• Business and trade - SCMP covers China economy, trade policy, and tech industry in depth.
• Policy monitoring - track Chinese government policy announcements and regulatory changes.

How It Works

This actor uses only HTTP requests - no browser, no Selenium, no Playwright. Articles are extracted in seconds with RAM usage well under 256 MB.

Input

{
  "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/example-slug",
  "urls": [
    "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/article-one",
    "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/article-two"
  ]
,
  "mode": "article",
  "limit": 10
}

Output

{
  "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3350718/china-presses-imf-quota-reform-better-surveillance-advanced-economies?utm_source=rss_feed",
  "source": "SCMP",
  "title": "China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies",
  "description": "PBOC head urges IMF to ‘stand against protectionism’ amid effects from tariffs, Iran war.
",
  "published_date": "2026-04-20T09:05:04+00:00",
  "authors": [
    "Ralph Jennings"
  ],
  "content": "China’s central bank chief has urged the IMF to serve as a bulwark against “rising unilateralism”, at a time when escalating trade restrictions and an intensified Middle East conflict threaten energy and food security.
The International Monetary Fund should “take a clear stand against protectionism and defend multilateralism”, People’s Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng said in a statement to the fund’s International Monetary and Financial Comm..."
}

Fetch Latest News

Set mode to "latest" to fetch the newest article URLs and titles from South China Morning Post instead of extracting a single article.

Input:

{
  "mode": "latest",
  "limit": 10
}

Output - array of objects:

[
  {
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3350718/china-presses-imf-quota-reform-better-surveillance-advanced-economies?utm_source=rss_feed",
    "title": "China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies",
    "published_date": "Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:05:04 +0000",
    "source": "South China Morning Post"
  }
  //..
]

Source: https://www.scmp.com/rss/91/feed (RSS feed)

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