Google News Scraper (Cloud)

📌 How does the cloud workflow prepare Google News search results for downstream extraction?

This template collects the search keyword and a follow-up payload generated from submitted Google News search URLs for a linked extraction stage. It is useful for media monitoring teams, PR analysts, and news researchers.

Data is collected from Google News. Google News aggregates news coverage from publishers and provides searchable result pages by topic, language, and region.

💰 Pricing

Current price: $0.1/1,000 lines. Billing is based on the number of output lines produced by the task.

📦 Output

The current published implementation can return the following fields:

• msg_type
• content
• keyword
• FollowField

{
  "msg_type": null,
  "content": null,
  "keyword": null,
  "FollowField": null
}

🎯 Use Cases

• Prepare Google News searches for a linked article extraction workflow.
• Preserve each search keyword with its generated follow-up payload.
• Process multiple language-specific Google News search URLs in a cloud workflow.
• Split search discovery from downstream article collection.

🐙 Why Octoparse

• Ready-to-use workflow: The extraction steps for Google News are already configured, so you do not need to build the scraper from scratch.
• Flexible execution: Run the ready-made task in the cloud without keeping a local computer online for the collection.
• Structured, repeatable output: Results are returned as consistent rows that are easier to compare, filter, deduplicate, and process than manually copied pages.
• Verified input guardrails: The form exposes the current inputs, selectable values, and meaningful limits configured for this template.
• Practical data handoff: Review results in Octoparse and export or process them using the options supported by your Octoparse environment.

📝 Input

Complete the following fields:

• Google News Search URLs (Required) — Google News Search URL. Up to 10,000 entries per run.
• Language (Optional) — Optionally select the source language to improve recognition accuracy. If no language is selected, the template attempts to detect it automatically. Available options: ar - Arabic, be - Belarusian, bg - Bulgarian, da - Danish, de - German, el - Greek, en - English, es - Spanish, et - Estonian, fa - Persian, fi - Finnish, fr - French, he - Hebrew, hi - Hindi, hr - Croatian, hu - Hungarian, id - Indonesian, it - Italian, ja - Japanese, ko - Korean, mk - Macedonian, nb - Norwegian (Bokmal), nl - Dutch, no - Norwegian, pl - Polish, pt - Portuguese, ro - Romanian, ru - Russian, sl - Slovenian, sr - Serbian, sv - Swedish, sw - Swahili, tr - Turkish, uk - Ukrainian, vi - Vietnamese, zh - Chinese.

🚀 How to Use

1. Open the template and select Try it or Start.
2. Complete the input fields listed above.
3. Start the task using the supported cloud run mode.
4. Review the output rows and export or process the structured data.

⚠️ Limitations

Results depend on what the source site exposes at run time. A listed output field can be empty when the source page does not provide that value. Input limits shown above are enforced by the template.

💡 Tips

Use specific, valid inputs and review a representative result before starting a large batch. Remove duplicate inputs when repeated records are not needed.

❓ FAQ

How does Octoparse collect data from Google News?

The Python automation opens each submitted Google News search URL, applies the selected language context, identifies the search keyword and downstream work items, and uploads follow-up payloads for the linked extraction stage.

What input does this Google News Scraper (Cloud) require?

Use the fields and accepted values shown in the Input section. Only user-relevant limits and selectable options are listed.

What data can I extract from Google News?

The current output fields and a representative JSON Data Preview are listed in the Output section. Field availability can vary when the source page does not display a value.

How much does this Google News Scraper (Cloud) cost?

The current price is $0.1/1,000 lines, and billing is based on the number of output lines produced by the task.

Why can some Google News fields be empty?

Source pages do not always expose every value for every record, and layouts can vary by item, market, or current site response. The template returns a field when the current page provides it.

Can I export the collected Google News data?

You can review the structured rows in Octoparse and export or process them using the options supported by your Octoparse environment.

🔗 Related Templates

• Google News Scraper — Use Google News Scraper for a complementary workflow on the same source site.
• Google Search Scraper — Use Google Search Scraper for an additional structured data workflow.