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Google News Scraper — Search, Topics & RSS Feeds

Fetch Google News articles by keyword search or topic (title, source, link, date, snippet) via the public RSS feed — deduplicated, newest-first, with keyword and age filters. No API key.

Google News Scraper — Search, Topics & RSS Feeds returns 8 documented output fields, including query, title, source, link and publishedAt. Every field carries a declared type, a written description and an example value. 45 runs are recorded on Apify.

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8
Output fields
7
Inputs
45
Runs
2026-10-16
Last run

01 — output

What it returns

Every field the extractor writes to its dataset, with its type, a written description and an example value.

FieldTypeWhat it holdsExample
querystringnullThe query that produced this row.shopify scraper
titlestringnullTitle as the source writes it.Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
sourcestringnullWhich upstream source produced this row.official public API
linkstringnullDirect link to this record at its source.https://example.com/listing/1
publishedAtstringnullISO 8601 timestamp of publication.2026-10-15T09:00:00.000Z
snippetstringnullText excerpt around the match. Whitespace is collapsed.<snippet>
rankintegernullPosition in the source's own ordering. 1 is highest.1
guidstringnullGuid as recorded for this row.<guid>

02 — sample

One record

Assembled from the example values declared on the schema above, not invented at render time.

{
  "query": "shopify scraper",
  "title": "Wireless Bluetooth Headphones",
  "source": "official public API",
  "link": "https://example.com/listing/1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-15T09:00:00.000Z",
  "snippet": "<snippet>",
  "rank": 1,
  "guid": "<guid>"
}

03 — input

What you give it

InputTypeDescription
queriesarrayoptionalKeywords to search Google News for.
topicsarrayoptionalGoogle News topics: WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH.
languagestringoptionalTwo-letter language code (en, es, de...).
countrystringoptionalTwo-letter country code (US, GB, IN...).
mustIncludearrayoptionalKeep only articles whose title/snippet contains one of these.
maxAgeHoursintegeroptionale.g. 24 for the last day.
maxItemsintegeroptionalHard cap. Strictly enforced.

04 — run

Run Google News Scraper on your own input

It runs in the cloud on Apify. Nothing to install, and you are billed per result returned rather than per attempt.

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05 — questions

Asked before running it

8 of 8 fields described

What does Google News Scraper — Search, Topics & RSS Feeds return?
It returns 8 documented output fields: query, title, source, link, publishedAt, snippet, rank and guid. Each field declares its type, a description of what it holds, and an example value.
What input does Google News Scraper — Search, Topics & RSS Feeds take?
All 7 inputs are optional and ship with usable defaults, so it runs as-is. They are listed with their types below.
Does Google News Scraper — Search, Topics & RSS Feeds need an API key or login?
No. None of its inputs is a credential, and it reads only public data. Nothing to sign up for before the first run.
How do I run Google News Scraper — Search, Topics & RSS Feeds?
It runs on Apify. Start it from its listing with the inputs above, or call the Apify API with the Actor's ID. Results land in a dataset you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read through the Apify API into your own pipeline.