Google News Scraper

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Overview

Scrape news articles from Google News by search query or topic. Extracts article title, source, published date, and URL. Supports language and country filtering.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits
• Built-in proxy support for reliable data collection

Use Cases

• Monitor - Monitor competitor pricing and product availability
• Track - Track MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) compliance
• Build - Build product catalogs for comparison shopping
• Analyze - Analyze product assortment and inventory trends

Input Parameters

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
"searchQuery":"Sample searchQuery",
"topic":"Sample topic"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the Google News Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~google-news-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/google-news-scraper").call(
 run_input={"maxItems":10}
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)

Integration

Connect Google News Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration