Google News (via Apify)

io.github.retracnv1.0.0Updated Oct 5, 2026

Google News for AI agents: headlines, sources, dates and article URLs, with time filters.

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Overview

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Lets an assistant search Google News through Apify and return headlines, sources, dates and article URLs with time filters.

What it does
This remote MCP server exposes an Apify actor that queries Google News for any topic, company or keyword. Each result row contains the headline, snippet, source, ISO publish time and the publisher's article URL. Searches support time filters from the past hour to the past year, sorting by relevance or date, any country and language, and up to 300 articles per search. It returns metadata and links only, not full article text.
When to use it
Use it when an assistant needs current news coverage, source tracking or dated headlines for a topic, company or keyword. It suits research, monitoring and briefing tasks where article links and publication dates matter more than full text.
Requirements
A remote MCP endpoint at mcp.apify.com, reachable over the network. An Apify API token is required, sent in the Authorization header as a Bearer token; a free Apify account provides one. Usage is billed per article returned.
Before you install
The Authorization header carries an Apify API token, so treat it as a secret and avoid exposing it in shared configs or logs. Searches consume paid Apify credits at $1 per 1,000 articles, with a free $5 monthly credit. Queries and results are processed by Apify and Google News, so avoid sending sensitive terms.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Google News (via Apify) in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-news": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-news-scraper"
    }
  }
}

README

Google News Scraper & API: articles, sources and dates

[Run on Apify]

Google News Scraper is an Apify Actor that returns Google News results for any topic, company or keyword: headline, source, publish date, snippet and the article URL, with time filters (past hour to past year), sort by date and any country and language, up to 300 articles per search, at $1 per 1,000 articles.

Price: $1 per 1,000 articles ($0.80 on Gold and above) · Run it: https://apify.com/automationnation/google-news-scraper · Guide: https://retracn.github.io/automationnation-actors/google-news-scraper/

Quick facts

  • One row per article: headline, snippet, source, publish time (ISO) and the publisher's article URL.
  • Time filters: past hour, day, week, month or year; sort by relevance or date.
  • Any country and language, up to 300 articles per search.
  • Price: $1 per 1,000 articles; the free $5 monthly credit covers 5,000 articles.

Example input

json
{  "queries": [    "apple earnings"  ],  "time": "week",  "maxResultsPerQuery": 30}

Run it from code

REST API

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automationnation~google-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{"queries": ["apple earnings"], "time": "week", "maxResultsPerQuery": 30}'

Python — see examples/python_example.py

python
# pip install apify-clientfrom apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")run = client.actor("automationnation/google-news-scraper").call(run_input={  "queries": [    "apple earnings"  ],  "time": "week",  "maxResultsPerQuery": 30})for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():    print(item.get("title"), item.get("source"), item.get("publishedAt"), item.get("url"))

JavaScript — see examples/node_example.mjs

js
// npm install apify-clientimport { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });const run = await client.actor('automationnation/google-news-scraper').call({  "queries": [    "apple earnings"  ],  "time": "week",  "maxResultsPerQuery": 30});const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();for (const item of items) console.log(item.title, item.source, item.publishedAt, item.url);

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Hosted MCP server URL (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other clients with remote MCP support):

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automationnation/google-news-scraper

Local config for Claude Desktop / Cursor — mcp/claude_desktop_config.json:

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "google-news-scraper": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "-y",        "@apify/actors-mcp-server",        "--tools",        "automationnation/google-news-scraper"      ],      "env": {        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"      }    }  }}

FAQ

Is there an official Google News API? No. Google retired the Google News API years ago. Google News Scraper on Apify returns Google News results as data through Apify's API, clients and MCP.

Do I get the full article text? You get the headline, snippet, source, date and URL; pass the URLs to a content crawler for full text.

More from AutomationNation

This repository holds usage examples. The scraper itself runs on the Apify platform; you need a free Apify account and API token. Examples are MIT licensed.

Source: README.md at commit 7679956

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  1. v1.0.0LatestOct 5, 2026