Google News: scrapers and the official API, compared
News headlines, sources, publish dates and article links from Google News searches and topics.
Short answer
For most Google News jobs, start with Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper: it covers 6 of 6 core fields (title, source, published, url and 2 more) at $0.99 per 1,000 results on Apify's Free plan. It also has the top published score for Google News (94 of 100).
From published Store listings, output schemas and the official documentation. Checked 2026-10-25. How the ranking works.Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper: inputs, code and costOpen in Apify Store
Route map
Each line is one way to get Google News data; each stop is a field you probably need. Green lines are catalogue Actors, ranked by the published formula.
- 1 Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper 11 output fields, pay per event 6 of 6 core fields
$0.99 / 1K - + 7 other Store tools, combined Reference only 6 of 6 core fields
from $2.00 / 1K - API No official Google News API No open API fields not compared
Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.
Catalogue Actors for Google News
Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper
Search Google News by keyword with real resolved article links, headlines, sources, and dates, plus optional full article text and image…
Field matrix: who returns what
Every tool with a published output schema, against the 6 fields most Google News jobs need. A dot means the field name appears in the schema; rows can still leave it empty.
| Tool | title | source | published | url | author | domain | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/6 |
| Google News ScraperReference only, by lhotanova | ● | ● | ● | ● | – | – | 4/6 |
| Google News ScraperReference only, by automation-lab | ● | ● | ● | ● | – | – | 4/6 |
| Google News ScraperReference only, by epctex | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | – | 5/6 |
| Google News ScraperReference only, by data_xplorer | ● | ● | ● | ● | – | – | 4/6 |
| Google News Scraper · Full Article Bodies + EntitiesReference only, by memo23 | ● | – | ● | ● | – | – | 3/6 |
| Google News ScraperReference only, by easyapi | ● | ● | – | ● | – | ● | 4/6 |
| Google News Scraper Fast & cheap (Pay per results)Reference only, by scrapestorm | ● | ● | ● | ● | – | – | 4/6 |
| Tools returning it | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Field dictionary: the exact keys
The same core field has a different key in each Actor's output. Map these before you merge datasets; a dash means the published schema has no matching key. Need a field that is not listed here, such as email? Search every Google News Actor by field.
| Core field | Google News Keyword… |
|---|---|
| title | title |
| source | source |
| published | publishedAt |
| url | url |
| author | author |
| domain | domain |
All 9 tools, scored
Catalogue Actors link to their detail pages; the score (0 to 100) is the published formula, identical for every tool. Other Store tools follow in their own table, for reference. Price is the published primary-result rate per 1,000 (the Free-plan rate where the price is tiered; higher Apify plans pay less); start events and platform usage are excluded.
| Sample fields | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper Catalogue Actor, pay per event | title, publishedAt, url | 11 | $0.99 | 100% of 21 runs | Oct 2026 |
Other Store tools, for reference
Scored with the same published formula and listed for comparison only; this site does not link or recommend them.
| Sample fields | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Google News Scraper Reference only, by lhotanova | title, publishedAt, link | 9 | $2.00 | 100% of 116,892 runs | Oct 2026 |
| 82 | Google News Scraper Reference only, by automation-lab | title, publishedAt, url | 12 | $2.30 | 99% of 19,682 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 79 | Google News Scraper Reference only, by epctex | title, publishedAt, googleNewsUrl | 9 | not listed | 81% of 1,857 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 74 | Google News Scraper Reference only, by data_xplorer | title, publishedAt, url | 8 | $4.00 | 100% of 30,962 runs | Oct 2026 |
| 74 | Google News Scraper · Full Article Bodies + Entities Reference only, by memo23 | title, publishedAt, sourceRssUrl | 9 | $2.50 | 95% of 2,182 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 69 | Google News Scraper Reference only, by easyapi | title, link, domain | 9 | $5.00 | 98% of 11,882 runs | Nov 2026 |
| 67 | Google News Scraper Fast & cheap (Pay per results) Reference only, by scrapestorm | Title, Source Name, Published_time | 9 | $4.99 | 100% of 3,409 runs | Apr 2026 |
| 50 | Google News Search Scraper Reference only, by powerai | No published schema | – | $4.99 | 99% of 328 runs | Jan 2026 |
Official API route
No official Google News API
Google publishes no developer API for Google News results; the Google News Help Center covers only reader features. Article text belongs to the original publishers.
Price. No public self-serve price is published.
Limits. Limits are not published.
Terms and personal data
Google's terms bar automated access that ignores robots.txt; full article text is the publishers' copyright. This is general information, not legal advice.
Read Google News' terms. Keep to public data, do not bypass logins or access controls, and check whether personal data is involved before you collect it. The can-I-scrape checklist walks through it.
How to start
- Open Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper and start from its default input; its Actor page has the full example input and code.
- Set the Google News search, profile, listing or URL you need and a result limit; the required input is mode.
- Run it and export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from the Apify API.
Call Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper from code
The example input uses the Actor's published defaults; set your own Google News query before you run it. You need an Apify API token.
Python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
"mode": "keyword",
"queries": [
"artificial intelligence"
],
"topics": [],
"newsUrls": [],
"rssUrls": [],
"articleUrls": [],
"language": "en",
"country": "US",
"dateRange": "any",
"maxResultsPerQuery": 3,
"maxItems": 3,
"extractFullText": False,
"maxFullText": 100,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": False
}
}
run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/google-news-keyword-and-full-text-article-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item) pip install apify-client
JavaScript
import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
"mode": "keyword",
"queries": [
"artificial intelligence"
],
"topics": [],
"newsUrls": [],
"rssUrls": [],
"articleUrls": [],
"language": "en",
"country": "US",
"dateRange": "any",
"maxResultsPerQuery": 3,
"maxItems": 3,
"extractFullText": false,
"maxFullText": 100,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
};
const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/google-news-keyword-and-full-text-article-scraper").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items); npm install apify-client
cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~google-news-keyword-and-full-text-article-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"mode":"keyword","queries":["artificial intelligence"],"topics":[],"newsUrls":[],"rssUrls":[],"articleUrls":[],"language":"en","country":"US","dateRange":"any","maxResultsPerQuery":3,"maxItems":3,"extractFullText":false,"maxFullText":100,"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":false}}' Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).
MCP (AI agents)
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/google-news-keyword-and-full-text-article-scraper",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
} Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.
Questions people ask
What is the cheapest catalogue Actor for Google News data?
Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper lists $0.99 per 1,000 results (pay per event), with 11 fields in its published output schema. Start events and platform usage are billed separately. Checked 2026-10-25.
Which Google News scraper returns the most core fields?
Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper covers 6 of the 6 core Google News fields this page tracks (title, source, published, url, author, domain), based on its published output schema.
Does Google News have an official API?
No open API: Google publishes no developer API for Google News results; the Google News Help Center covers only reader features. Article text belongs to the original publishers. No public self-serve price is published.
Is it legal to scrape Google News?
It depends on what you collect and how. Google's terms bar automated access that ignores robots.txt; full article text is the publishers' copyright. Read Google News' terms (https://policies.google.com/terms) before you collect, and check whether personal data is involved. This is general information, not legal advice.
More on Google News
Related websites
- Google Search4 Actors
- Yahoo News1 Actor
- Bing3 Actors
- Medium1 Actor
Sources
- Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper on Apify Store
- No official Google News API documentation
- Google News terms
Cite this page
Scraper Finder. "How to get Google News data." https://scraperfinder.com/sites/google-news/ (data checked 2026-10-25).
Highest-scoring catalogue Actor
Google News Keyword & Full-Text Article Scraper: 6 of 6 core fields, $0.99 per 1,000 results, score 94.