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👁 DuckDuckGo News Scraper

DuckDuckGo News Scraper 🦆📰🚀

The DuckDuckGo News Scraper is a powerful and scalable Apify Actor designed to extract structured news search results directly from DuckDuckGo News.

It enables news monitoring, media intelligence, brand reputation tracking, SEO research, SERP analysis, trend detection, competitive intelligence, market research, and structured news dataset generation from one of the world's most privacy-focused search engines.

🎯 What This Scraper Does

Simply provide one or more keywords and the scraper handles everything automatically.

✅ Extracts DuckDuckGo News search results

✅ Supports multiple keywords in a single run

✅ Collects article titles and URLs

✅ Extracts news snippets and summaries

✅ Captures publisher and source information

✅ Collects publication dates when available

✅ Extracts thumbnail image URLs

✅ Supports regional search settings

✅ Supports news time filters

✅ Applies maxItemsPerKeyword limits

✅ Generates clean and structured datasets

✅ Ready for analytics and monitoring workflows

✅ Export-ready output format

📊 Data Extracted

📰 News Article Information

🛠 How to Use

1️⃣ Configure Input

Provide one or multiple keywords:

{
"keywords":[
"Technology",
"Politics",
"Climate"
],
"NEWS_TIME_FILTER":"week",
"MAX_ITEMS_PER_KEYWORD":20,
"REGION":"us-en"
}

2️⃣ Run the Actor

• Searches DuckDuckGo News automatically

• Processes all supplied keywords

• Extracts structured article information

• Collects publisher and publication metadata

• Applies result limits automatically

• Stops when limits are reached

3️⃣ Export the Dataset

Download your results in multiple formats:

✅ JSON

✅ CSV

✅ Excel

✅ XML

✅ HTML

⚙️ Input Configuration

📥 Input Example

{
"keywords":[
"Technology",
"Politics",
"Climate"
],
"NEWS_TIME_FILTER":"week",
"MAX_ITEMS_PER_KEYWORD":20,
"REGION":"us-en"
}

Input Fields

📤 Output Example

{
"keyword":"Technology",
"position":1,
"title":"AI Breakthroughs Reshape the Tech Industry",
"url":"https://example.com/news/article",
"snippet":"New advancements in artificial intelligence are rapidly transforming the technology sector...",
"source":"Tech News Daily",
"domain":"example.com",
"publishedDate":"2026-02-07",
"thumbnailUrl":"https://example.com/thumb.jpg",
"searchTimestamp":"2026-02-08T14:22:10Z"
}

📊 Output Explanation

🌍 Why Use This Scraper?

📰 Monitor news topics at scale

📈 Analyze DuckDuckGo News search visibility

🏢 Track brand and competitor coverage

🌍 Discover emerging trends and breaking stories

⚡ Fast and automated extraction

🤖 Automation-ready output

📦 Bulk keyword support

🧠 Ideal for marketers, researchers, journalists, analysts, and agencies

🚀 Scalable for both small and enterprise workloads

❓ FAQ

How does this scraper work?

The scraper searches DuckDuckGo News for your keywords and extracts structured news article information including titles, URLs, snippets, publishers, publication dates, and thumbnails.

Can I scrape multiple keywords in one run?

Yes. You can provide multiple keywords inside the keywords array.

Does the scraper collect publisher information?

Yes. Publisher names and source domains are extracted whenever available.

Can I filter news by publication date?

Yes. DuckDuckGo News time filters are supported including day, week, and month.

Is the data collected live?

Yes. Data is extracted directly from DuckDuckGo News during every run.

What export formats are supported?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and HTML.

Can I monitor news continuously?

Yes. You can schedule recurring Apify runs to monitor topics and brands over time.

What happens if the scraper fails?

The Actor includes retry mechanisms and automated error handling to improve reliability.

How long does a run take?

Most extractions complete within minutes depending on the number of keywords and requested results.

🚀 How to Use

1️⃣ Sign up — Create a free Apify account

2️⃣ Find the tool — Search for "DuckDuckGo News Scraper" in the Apify Store

3️⃣ Configure keywords — Add one or multiple search keywords

4️⃣ Run it — Start the Actor and wait for extraction

5️⃣ Export data — Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML

⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is an independent solution and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by DuckDuckGo.

💸 Pricing

This scraper runs on a pay per events subscription model.

You only pay for successful runs.

💳 Price: $4.99 / 1000 results

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