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/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353774/xi-trump-summit-over-what-comes-next-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed",
  "source": "SCMP",
  "title": "The Xi-Trump summit is over. What comes next in the US-China rivalry?",
  "description": "The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties.
",
  "content": "In the past, the last day of state visits to China has typically featured a deal-signing ceremony presided over by leaders from both sides.
However, the last day of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing was marked by discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a more intimate setting and an assurance that both would continue to meet this year.
The two men strolled the gardens of the secluded Zhongnanhai compound, where Communist Party leaders live and work, a rare backdrop for diplom...",
  "image": "https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/05/15/750f6888-3da9-4b53-8177-8de4dab35767_4464b8bd.jpg?itok=emaq5l44&v=1778861753",
  "language": "en",
  "word_count": 1331,
  "published_date": "2026-05-15T16:16:03+00:00",
  "modified_date": "",
  "authors": [
    "Josephine Ma"
  ],
  "categories": "",
  "tags": ""
}

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)

Cron Schedule: Auto-Fetch Newest Articles

Combine mode: "latest" and mode: "article" to keep a fresh feed running on autopilot:

1. Schedule a recurring run of this Actor with {"mode": "latest", "limit": 20} via Apify Schedules (UI ▸ Schedules ▸ Create new). A cron expression like */30 * * * * runs it every 30 minutes.
2. Webhook the dataset of the latest run into another Actor run with mode: "article" and the new URLs as input — Apify integrations let you chain runs via the "Actor finished" webhook without any glue code.
3. The article-mode run extracts the full body, image, authors, and metadata for each URL and appends to your master dataset.

Common cron expressions:

Frequency	Cron
Every 15 minutes	*/15 * * * *
Hourly	0 * * * *
Every 6 hours	0 */6 * * *
Daily at 06:00 UTC	0 6 * * *

Other News Actors

Need a different news source? All actors in this collection:

Actor	Source
aljazeera-scraper	Al Jazeera
apnews-scraper	AP News
bbc-scraper	BBC News
cnbc-scraper	CNBC
forbes-scraper	Forbes
fortune-scraper	Fortune
ft-scraper	Financial Times
guardian-scraper	The Guardian
msn-scraper	MSN News
nytimes-scraper	New York Times
reuters-scraper	Reuters
scmp-scraper	South China Morning Post
techcrunch-scraper	TechCrunch
upi-scraper	UPI
yahoo-finance-scraper	Yahoo Finance
smart-news-loader	Any URL - adaptive HTTP loader

All actors support mode: "latest" for fetching newest article URLs from each source.