Fast News Scraper
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Fast News Scraper
Extract full article text and metadata from popular news sites like The New York Times, AP News, Reuters, CNBC, NPR, and Wired. Scrape thousands of articles in just a few minutes.
5.0 (2)
Pricing
$29.00/month + usage
22
Monthly users
35
Runs succeeded
89%
Response time
29 days
Last modified
2 days ago
You can access the Fast News Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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415}Fast News Scraper OpenAPI definition
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