# Google News Scraper (`fetch_cat/google-news-scraper`) Actor

Track Google News mentions by keyword, locale, and recency with clean article metadata.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Fetch Cat](https://apify.com/fetch_cat) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Marketing, SEO tools
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 36 total users, 8 monthly users, 98.8% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $0.45 / 1,000 article results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

Search Google News by keyword, country, language and date filter. Google News Scraper exports headlines, publisher names, publication dates, Google News links and feed descriptions for media monitoring, research and competitor tracking—not full article text.

### Quick start

1. Add one or more search expressions to `queries`.
2. Choose the country and language edition, then start the Actor.
3. Open the dataset and export JSON, CSV or Excel, or retrieve it through the API.

```json
{
  "queries": ["electric vehicle battery"],
  "dateRange": "when:7d",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 20
}
```

A valid search with no matches succeeds with an empty dataset. Results are limited to the available Google News feed. This is not an exhaustive news archive.

Prefer a video guide? This short Apify walkthrough shows you how to set up and run an Actor. It uses a different Actor, but the setup steps are the same.

https://youtu.be/1OW8gOqlZbY?t=25

### Ready-to-run examples

Choose a public example to see its settings before starting a run:

- [Electric vehicle battery news scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper/examples/electric-vehicle-battery-news-scraper)
- [Google News Query Alert Spreadsheet](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper/examples/google-news-query-alert-spreadsheet)

### What you get

One feed-article row with its headline, Google News link, publisher name and supplied publisher URL, publication date when available, and feed description. Query, edition, feed identifier, original position and collection time keep the research context with each record. The export does not contain full publisher articles or resolved direct article links.

### Who is it for?

- **PR and communications teams** reviewing recent coverage of companies, launches or developing stories.
- **Market researchers** collecting source-linked coverage about sectors and regional markets.
- **Editors and content researchers** comparing headlines and publishers before opening original coverage.
- **Data engineers** feeding bounded news metadata into their own dashboards or alert workflows.

### How you can use the data

- **Prepare a battery-news research sheet.** Use the existing electric vehicle battery query, US English edition and seven-day filter. Keep `title`, `sourceName`, `publishedAt` and `googleNewsUrl` together for a reader to inspect the coverage.
- **Research a different edition separately.** Use the existing German artificial-intelligence query with the German edition and a one-day filter. Compare your exports downstream rather than combining different country-language editions in one run.
- **Understand overlapping topic results.** Keep `query`, `guid` and `googleNewsUrl` when joining several searches. Default deduplication can remove repeated articles across queries, while disabling it retains query-specific occurrences.
- **Build your own query-alert sheet.** Save identifiers and collection times alongside headlines, then compare later exports yourself. Review RUN_SUMMARY for failed or unprocessed queries before calling an apparent gap a change in coverage. Feed descriptions are snippets rather than full article text.

### Input settings

| Setting | API key | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Queries | `queries` | Required: 1–100 non-empty search expressions. |
| Article limit | `maxItemsPerQuery` | 1–100 saved articles per query. Default 20. |
| Date filter | `dateRange` | Optional expression such as `when:7d`. Omitted API input has no added date filter. |
| Country edition | `country` | Two-letter code. Default `US`. |
| Language edition | `language` | Locale such as `en-US`. Default `en-US`. |
| Edition override | `ceid` | Optional identifier such as `US:en`. |
| Remove duplicates | `dedupe` | Default `true`. Deduplicate across queries. |

The input form contains detailed help for each setting. API aliases `gl` and `hl` take precedence over `country` and `language`, respectively.

#### Example inputs

For German coverage:

```json
{
  "queries": ["Künstliche Intelligenz"],
  "dateRange": "when:1d",
  "country": "DE",
  "language": "de-DE",
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 10
}
```

Google News expressions can include quoted phrases, `OR`, `when:7d`, `after:YYYY-MM-DD` or `before:YYYY-MM-DD`. When a query already contains a date operator, the Actor does not append `dateRange`.

### Output data

Each dataset row represents one feed article. `sourceUrl` is the publisher URL supplied by Google News, often the publisher's home page—not a resolved direct article URL. Optional fields can be `null`.

Illustrative shape only, not an observed article:

```json
{
  "query": "electric vehicle battery",
  "title": "Example headline",
  "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/EXAMPLE",
  "sourceName": "Example publisher",
  "sourceUrl": "https://example.com",
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-24T12:00:00.000Z",
  "descriptionHtml": "<p>Example feed description</p>",
  "descriptionText": "Example feed description",
  "guid": "EXAMPLE",
  "language": "en-US",
  "country": "US",
  "position": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-24T12:05:00.000Z"
}
```

| Fields | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `query`, `title` | Original search expression and headline. |
| `googleNewsUrl`, `guid` | Google News link and feed identifier. |
| `sourceName`, `sourceUrl` | Publisher name and supplied publisher URL. |
| `publishedAt` | ISO publication timestamp, or `null` if unavailable or invalid. |
| `descriptionHtml`, `descriptionText` | Feed description markup and plain-text version. Not full article text. |
| `language`, `country` | Requested edition. |
| `position` | Original feed position before filtering and deduplication. Gaps are possible. |
| `scrapedAt` | Collection timestamp. |

Feed order is preserved. There is no user-selectable sort or guarantee of newest-first order. A `RUN_SUMMARY` record in the run's key-value store lists each query's found/saved counts and outcome, plus any queries left unprocessed.

#### Download your results

Open your run's dataset, choose **Export** and select JSON, CSV or Excel. JSON keeps nested fields together. CSV and Excel are useful when you want to review the records in a spreadsheet.

See [Apify's download and export guide](https://docs.apify.com/storage/dataset#apify-console) for the available formats and field options.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing charges `start` once after input validation and `result` for each saved article. A successful empty search has no result charges, but the start charge still applies.

See the [Google News Scraper Pricing tab](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper/pricing) for current rates.

### Tips for best results

- **Count the limits per query.** Five queries capped at twenty can save up to one hundred rows before availability and duplicate removal reduce the count.
- **Choose the date condition in one place.** A query containing a date operator does not receive an additional dateRange filter.
- **Keep feed identifiers when comparing searches.** Duplicate removal can leave gaps in the original feed positions.
- **Check each query's outcome before sending alerts.** Successful queries can have saved rows while other queries fail or remain unprocessed.
- **Open the Google News link for article context.** The supplied publisher URL often points to the publisher's home page rather than the article.

### Limits and caveats

The available Google News feed limits coverage. This is not an exhaustive archive, and Google can change availability or temporarily block access. Available matches, date conditions and cross-query duplicate removal can reduce saved counts below your caps. The Actor does not fetch publisher pages, full article bodies, images or private content.

Feed order is preserved without a selectable sort or newest-first guarantee. Optional fields may be null, and original feed positions can have gaps. Supplied publisher URLs are often home pages rather than resolved direct article URLs.

A valid empty feed succeeds. Fetching or parsing failures are not described as no matches. If all attempted queries fail, the run fails. Useful successful-query records can remain while RUN_SUMMARY identifies failed or unprocessed queries.

Each run uses one country-language edition. API aliases gl and hl take precedence over country and language, and explicit query date operators prevent an added dateRange condition. A missing API dateRange does not add a date filter. Repeat-export comparisons and notifications require your own workflow.

### Automation and integrations

#### Save your settings for next time

Once you have an input that works for you, [save it as an Apify task](https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/tasks). This keeps your settings together so you can use them again without filling in the form from scratch.

#### Run on a schedule

Need fresh results regularly? You can [schedule the Actor or a saved task](https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/schedules) to run at a time that suits you.

Each scheduled run collects the data again. If you want to compare results or highlight changes, add that step in your own workflow.

#### Send results to your other tools

Use **n8n, Make or Zapier** to connect this scraper to the rest of your workflow. For example, you could pass its results to an AI assistant or add records to a spreadsheet. Follow the [Apify integration guides](https://docs.apify.com/integrations) for your chosen tool.

For a custom connection, an [Apify webhook](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/webhooks) can notify your app when a run finishes or fails. Your app can then fetch the results or handle the failure.

### API usage

Want to collect this data from your own app or automation? The examples below send input to the scraper and show how to collect its results.

The Node.js and Python examples wait for the run to finish before reading its results. The cURL example starts the run and returns its details. Wait for that run to finish, then use its `defaultDatasetId` to fetch the results.

For setup instructions, see Apify's [JavaScript client guide](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js), [Python client guide](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python) and [Actor runs API reference](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2/acts-runs-post).

#### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~google-news-scraper/runs' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data @- <<'JSON'
{
  "queries": [
    "electric vehicle battery"
  ],
  "dateRange": "when:7d",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 20
}
JSON
```

#### Node.js

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/google-news-scraper').call({
  "queries": [
    "electric vehicle battery"
  ],
  "dateRange": "when:7d",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 20
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

#### Python

```python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ['APIFY_TOKEN'])
run = client.actor('fetch_cat/google-news-scraper').call(run_input={'queries': ['electric vehicle battery'], 'dateRange': 'when:7d', 'country': 'US', 'language': 'en-US', 'maxItemsPerQuery': 20})
print(client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items)
```

### MCP and AI agents

You can ask your AI assistant to collect data with **Google News Scraper** and help you work with the results. The scraper returns the data, and your assistant can then summarize it, compare records or prepare notes.

Connect your assistant through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com/). MCP gives your assistant a way to find this scraper, run it and read the results. Follow the [official setup and sign-in guide](https://docs.apify.com/mcp) for your app.

#### Easier setup with an Apify plugin

If you use a supported coding assistant, the [official Apify plugin](https://docs.apify.com/agents/plugins) can set up the connection for you. It connects your assistant to Apify and includes instructions for common tasks. Follow the guide for your particular app.

#### Use Apify AI in Console

Prefer to keep everything in Apify? Open [Apify AI in Console](https://docs.apify.com/account/apify-ai) and ask it to find Fetch Cat's **Google News Scraper**. You can describe the data you want and ask questions about the results.

Apify AI is currently in beta. It asks for confirmation before starting an Actor, and normal run charges apply.

#### Choose your assistant

- **Claude and Claude Code (Anthropic):** [Apify setup guide](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/claude).
- **ChatGPT and Codex (OpenAI):** [Apify setup guides](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/openai).
- **Grok Bot (xAI):** [Apify plugin guide](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/grok-bot).
- **Gemini CLI (Google):** [MCP server setup guide](https://geminicli.com/docs/tools/mcp-server/). Use the server URL below with the HTTP configuration supported by Gemini CLI.

#### Connect just this scraper

To keep your setup focused on this scraper, add this server configuration to a compatible MCP client:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/google-news-scraper"
    }
  }
}
```

Sign in to Apify when your client asks. If your client uses a Bearer token instead, follow its setup guide and keep the token in its secure configuration. Configuration formats vary by app, so use the linked guide if your client needs a different format.

#### Use Apify's general server

Already connected to the general Apify MCP server at `https://mcp.apify.com`? You can use it to find this scraper without adding another server. Ask your assistant to use **Google News Scraper** by Fetch Cat, or give it the identifier `fetch_cat/google-news-scraper`.

Your assistant can check the available settings and retrieve the results from the returned run. If the run is still working, it should follow that run rather than start it again. Both connection options use Apify's hosted service.

#### Example requests

- “Use Fetch Cat’s Google News Scraper to collect up to 5 articles per query for electric vehicle battery, using the US English edition and the last 7 days. Show headlines, publishers, publication dates and Google News links rather than full article text.”
- “Collect up to 5 articles for Künstliche Intelligenz from the last day using country DE and language de-DE. Keep the original feed positions and flag unavailable source details without claiming newest-first order.”
- “Retrieve up to 5 articles per query for electric vehicle battery and battery recycling in the US English edition over the last 7 days, with duplicate removal enabled. Keep feed identifiers for my own later comparison and check every query's summary outcome.”

Normal Apify charges apply. Check the [live Pricing tab](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper/pricing) before asking your assistant to run a larger batch.

### Pay with x402

If your AI agent has a funded wallet, it can pay for Apify usage through [x402](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/x402). This experimental option lets an agent use Apify without a conventional account.

[Apify AGI](https://agi.apify.com/) provides a prepaid API token with a spending cap after payment. Your agent can use that token to run this scraper through the Apify API or an authenticated MCP connection.

Some MCP setups also support paying for each request directly. That is a different payment option, so check the official guide for its availability.

Follow the official guide for wallet setup, supported payment options and current terms. Apify handles the payments. Keep wallet keys and payment tokens in your agent's secure configuration.

#### Other ways for agents to pay

Apify also supports **MPP** for prepaid access through AGI and **Skyfire** for eligible Actors. If your agent already uses one of these, see the [agentic payment guide](https://docs.apify.com/agents/payments) to choose the right setup.

### FAQ

#### Is this a Google News API alternative?

It provides structured Google News search metadata through the Apify API. It is not an official Google product, a complete archive or an API for full publisher articles.

#### Can I export Google News to CSV or JSON?

Yes. Export the dataset from the run's Storage tab or retrieve dataset items through the API. Excel export is also available.

#### Why did I get no articles?

The query may have no available matches in the chosen edition or date range. Broaden the query or date filter. A valid empty feed succeeds. A fetch or parsing failure is not described as “no matches.”

#### Are duplicate articles removed?

Yes, across all queries by default, using the feed identifier or Google News URL. Set `dedupe` to `false` to retain query-specific occurrences.

#### Can I search several markets?

Use a separate run per country-language edition. `sourceUrl` may point to the publisher rather than the article, and missing source details remain `null`.

### Related Actors

- [Bing Search Results Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/bing-search-results-scraper) — Collect ranked public web results for supporting topic research. This uses Bing rather than Google and does not provide People Also Ask answers.
- [Google Scholar Profiles Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-scholar-profiles-scraper) — Research public academic profiles.
- [Google Autocomplete Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-autocomplete-scraper) — Discover search suggestions.
- [Google Play Store App Search Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-play-store-app-search-scraper) — Research app listings.
- [Google Maps Photos Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-maps-photos-scraper) — Collect available place photos.

### Support and feedback

For custom additions or integrations, email <hello@fetchcat.dev>.

Found an error or have a feature request? [Open an issue](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper/issues) with the run URL, a non-sensitive input example and what you expected.

Need help sharing it? See [Apify’s guide to sharing a run when reporting an issue](https://docs.apify.com/account/collaboration/general-resource-access#automatically-sharing-runs-via-actor-issues). Sharing a run can give the developer access to its input, logs and results, so use a run that contains no sensitive data. Please leave out API tokens, passwords, cookies, private documents and personal data. Use a public sample URL or a redacted example instead.

Tried this scraper? We'd love to hear how it worked for you. [Leave a review](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper/reviews) to help others choose the right tool and help us improve it. Your feedback means a lot to us.

Made with care for curious people, AI agents and the possibilities in data. ♥

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/fetch_cat/google-news-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Required: 1–100 non-empty Google News search expressions. Each is processed independently. Use quoted phrases, OR, when:7d, after:YYYY-MM-DD or before:YYYY-MM-DD. Results follow the available feed order; there is no sort option.

## `maxItemsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Save 1–100 articles per query; default 20. This is a ceiling, not a guaranteed count. Available feed entries and cross-query deduplication may reduce results. Saved articles incur the result event charge; see the Pricing tab.

## `dateRange` (type: `string`):

Optional single date expression: when: followed by an integer and d, h, m or w, after:YYYY-MM-DD, or before:YYYY-MM-DD. Examples: when:7d or when:30d. Appended only when the query has no date operator. The form prefills when:7d; omitted API input adds no date filter.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter Google News country edition code, such as US, GB, DE, FR, IN or CA. Default US. For API inputs, gl overrides this field when supplied. One edition applies to the whole run.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Google News language locale, such as en-US, en-GB, de-DE or fr-FR. Default en-US. For API inputs, hl overrides this field when supplied. Choose a locale appropriate for the country edition.

## `ceid` (type: `string`):

Optional Google News edition identifier. Leave blank to derive it from country and language, for example US:en.

## `dedupe` (type: `boolean`):

Default true: remove repeated feed identifiers or Google News URLs across all queries. Set false to retain each query-specific occurrence. Feed positions are recorded before deduplication, so positions may have gaps.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "apify",
    "artificial intelligence startup"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 20,
  "dateRange": "when:7d",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en-US",
  "dedupe": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `articles` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "apify",
        "artificial intelligence startup"
    ],
    "dateRange": "when:7d",
    "country": "US",
    "language": "en-US"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fetch_cat/google-news-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "queries": [
        "apify",
        "artificial intelligence startup",
    ],
    "dateRange": "when:7d",
    "country": "US",
    "language": "en-US",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fetch_cat/google-news-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "apify",
    "artificial intelligence startup"
  ],
  "dateRange": "when:7d",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en-US"
}' |
apify call fetch_cat/google-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fetch_cat/google-news-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kxbmf8oTKqXq9D3ZA/builds/WjQcPO4AgNNzfq7b4/openapi.json