# Google News (`canadesk/google-news`) Actor

Find the latest news with direct source links from Google News. It's fast and costs little!

- **URL**: https://apify.com/canadesk/google-news.md
- **Developed by:** [Canadesk Support](https://apify.com/canadesk) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Social media, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 18 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

⏰ Want to schedule this actor to run on a regular basis? Check <https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules>!

### Input

- Topics (select)

  - All: Runs all below topics.

  - Top Stories: Headlines, equivalent to "Home".

  - Country & World: Country is based on the selected user region.

  - Others: Equivalent to the default categories on Google News, such as Business, Technology, Entertainment, etc.

- Custom Topic (string)

  ➡ **Overrides** "Topics". Equivalent to the search bar (free text).

  "Include related articles" and "Search Text" are not supported here.

- Pagination (select)

  - Latest: First articles displayed before pagination.

  - All: Equivalent to "Load more".

- Include related articles (select)

  Will find relevant news associated with each article.

- Region (select)

  💡 Simulates the user geolocation. Most of the results are based on this input.

- Search text (string)

  Filter applied AFTER data collection. Only returns news containing the search text.

- Period (select)

  Filter applied AFTER data collection. Only returns news within the timeframe (UTC!).

### Example

```
{
	"others": [
		{
			"id": "CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRGRqTVhZU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB",
			"name": "Technology",
			"articles": [
				{
					"title": "Sketchy Nintendo Switch 2 listing reveals the gaming handheld's pre-order price",
					"short": "While the Nintendo Switch 2 was fully showcased, its official price still remains a mystery. Ahead of any official words from the company, a lesser-known...",
					"source": "Notebookcheck.net",
					"timestamp": 1737803700000,
					"datetime": "2025-01-25T08:15:00.000Z",
					"url": "https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sketchy-Nintendo-Switch-2-listing-reveals-the-gaming-handheld-s-pre-order-price.952304.0.html",
					"image": "https://news.google.com/api/attachments/CC8iK0NnNW1URmMyVEVKRGJqZEtWVGR4VFJEZkF4aUFCU2dLTWdZUmtwUXFNUWM=s0-w100-h100-p-rw-df",
					"related": [
						{
							"title": "This ‘Light Mode’ Switch 2 Is Stunning, But There’s A Catch",
							"short": "They say software sells hardware. But there's a secondary motivator that will make the Switch 2 fly off the shelves, and that's the perfect splash of color.",
							"source": "Forbes",
							"timestamp": 1737818504000,
							"datetime": "2025-01-25T13:15:04.000Z",
							"url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/25/this-light-mode-switch-2-is-stunning-but-theres-a-catch/",
							"image": "https://news.google.com/api/attachments/CC8iI0NnNXBOblJrYVdFNVFXeFdXSFJPVFJDZkF4ampCU2dLTWdB=s0-w100-h100-p-rw-df"
						},
						{
							"title": "Some Mario Kart 9 fans are less concerned about whether or not the racer will be Nintendo Switch 2's launch title than they are about its name",
							"short": "Mario Kart 2? Mario Kart X? Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2? The possibilities are (somewhat) endless.",
							"source": "Yahoo! Voices",
							"timestamp": 1737559857000,
							"datetime": "2025-01-22T13:10:57.000Z",
							"url": "https://www.yahoo.com/tech/mario-kart-9-fans-less-153057163.html",
							"image": "https://news.google.com/api/attachments/CC8iK0NnNXBXRTFsZDJSVFZtRklhM0ZZVFJDZkF4ampCU2dLTWdZbGdvNnR0UVU=s0-w100-h100-p-rw-df"
						},
						...
					]
				},
			],
		},
		...
	]
}
```

### Support

Always use a strong proxy!

Open a new issue for bugs, please share your Run URL and Input 🎈

# Actor input Schema

## `topics` (type: `string`):

No description

## `custom` (type: `string`):

Overrides Topics. Free text.

## `more` (type: `string`):

No description

## `withRelated` (type: `string`):

No description

## `region` (type: `string`):

Simulates User location and Country-specific news.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Applied after collection. Only returns articles containing the specified text.

## `period` (type: `string`):

Applied after collection. Only returns articles published within the timeframe.

## `delay` (type: `integer`):

Waiting time between requests.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Select proxies to be used by your crawler.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "topics": "all",
  "custom": "",
  "more": "all",
  "withRelated": "yes",
  "region": "US:en",
  "keyword": "",
  "period": "default",
  "delay": 2,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("canadesk/google-news").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": True } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("canadesk/google-news").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call canadesk/google-news --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,canadesk/google-news"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bwS68CKEKmGSUt5Aq/builds/nXqpcjFL5V5BDQkwf/openapi.json