Google News Scraper - Real-time News Data Extraction

🚀 Extract news articles from Google News RSS feeds with multi-language support and date filtering.

🎯 What This Actor Does

Google News Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts news articles from Google News RSS feeds. It provides real-time access to news data from thousands of sources worldwide, with support for multiple languages and regions.

Key Features

✅ Real-time News Extraction - Get the latest news as it happens ✅ Multi-Language Support - Support for various language-region combinations ✅ Search by Keywords - Search for specific topics or keywords ✅ Date Filtering - Get news from specific time periods ✅ Browser Enrichment - Extract actual article URLs, images, and content

📊 Perfect For

• Market Intelligence - Track industry trends and competitor news
• Brand Monitoring - Monitor brand mentions across news sources
• Content Aggregation - Build news dashboards and content platforms
• Research & Analysis - Gather data for sentiment analysis and research
• Media Monitoring - Track coverage of specific topics or events

🔧 Input Configuration

Required Fields

• searchQueries (array) - Keywords to search for
  • Example: ["artificial intelligence", "machine learning"]

Optional Fields

• language (string) - Language code

  • Default: "en"
  • Examples: "zh", "ja", "es", "fr", etc.

• region (string) - Country/region code

  • Default: "us"
  • Examples: "gb", "jp", "de", "fr", etc.

• dateFilter (string) - Time period filter

  • Options: "1h" (past hour), "1d" (24 hours), "7d" (week), "30d" (month)
  • Default: "1d"

• maxResults (integer) - Maximum articles per query

  • Range: 1-100
  • Default: 10

📤 Output Format

Each article includes:

{
  "title": "Breaking: Major AI Breakthrough Announced",
  "googleNewsUrl": "https://news.google.com/...",
  "articleUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/...",
  "source": "TechCrunch",
  "websiteName": "TechCrunch",
  "websiteUrl": "https://techcrunch.com",
  "imageUrl": "https://...",
  "pubDate": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "description": "Researchers announce breakthrough in artificial intelligence...",
  "excerpt": "Extended description if available...",
  "articleContent": {
    "title": "Article title",
    "content": "Article text content...",
    "wordCount": 500,
    "extractedAt": "2024-01-15T10:35:00.000Z"
  },
  "guid": "unique-article-id",
  "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
  "region": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:35:00Z"
}

🚀 Quick Start Examples

Monitor Technology News (English)

{
  "searchQueries": ["artificial intelligence", "ChatGPT", "technology"],
  "language": "en",
  "region": "us",
  "dateFilter": "1d",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Track Business News in Taiwan

{
  "searchQueries": ["stock market", "earnings report", "IPO"],
  "language": "zh",
  "region": "tw",
  "dateFilter": "7d",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Real-time Breaking News

{
  "searchQueries": ["breaking news"],
  "language": "en",
  "region": "us",
  "dateFilter": "1h",
  "maxResults": 20
}

⚡ Performance

• Fast Processing - Extracts articles quickly via RSS feeds
• Browser Enrichment - Automatically enriches articles with actual URLs and content
• Rate Limit Protection - Built-in rate limiting to prevent blocking
• Memory Efficient - Optimized for processing multiple queries
• Stable Browser Management - Restarts browser every 20 articles to prevent crashes

💡 Best Practices

1. Use Specific Keywords - More specific searches yield more relevant results
2. Choose Appropriate Time Filters - Use 1h for breaking news, 7d for research
3. Match Language and Region - Set correct language and region for target content
4. Start Small - Test with fewer results first, then increase for production

📈 How to Use

Running on Apify Platform

1. Click "Try for free" or "Run" button on this Actor page
2. Configure your search keywords and settings in the input form
3. Click "Start" to begin scraping
4. View and export results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format
5. Set up schedules for automatic monitoring (optional)

API Usage

const input = {
    searchQueries: ["your keywords"],
    language: "en",
    region: "us",
    dateFilter: "1d",
    maxResults: 10
};

🎯 Common Use Cases

Market Research

Track industry trends and competitor news in real-time.

Brand Monitoring

Monitor how your brand is mentioned across news sources.

Content Creation

Aggregate news for newsletters, blogs, or content platforms.

Academic Research

Collect news data for analysis and research projects.

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🌟 Start extracting valuable news data today! This actor provides reliable and fast news extraction from Google News RSS feeds.