# Yahoo News Scraper (`searchapi/yahoo-news-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Yahoo News for any query. Extracts the full canonical news-vertical schema: title, source, snippet, dates, thumbnail, images, category, subcategory, tags, language, authors, sponsored flag, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/searchapi/yahoo-news-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Search API](https://apify.com/searchapi) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 80.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 yahoo news scraper results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## 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".

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

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# README

## Yahoo News Scraper

Scrapes Yahoo News search results for a query, including headline, article URL, publisher, snippet, publication time, thumbnail, and result metadata when available.

### What this Actor collects

The Actor creates one dataset item per Yahoo News result and retains both normalized and source-displayed publication times.

- Uses the input limits and filters below to control the crawl.
- Stores source-backed fields defined by the 24-field dataset schema.
- Optional publisher, timing, image, and engagement fields are populated only when Yahoo exposes them.

### Use cases

- News monitoring
- Publisher and topic research
- Article-feed enrichment

### Input

Provide input in JSON. Fields marked required must be supplied; source-specific alternatives and constraints are described in the field text.

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | :---: | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Yes | — | The news search query on Yahoo News. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum number of news articles to scrape. |
| `country` | string | No | `"lang_en"` | Yahoo language/country code (e.g. 'lang\_en', 'lang\_de', 'lang\_fr'). |
| `language` | string | No | `"en"` | Yahoo language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr'). |
| `timeRange` | string | No | `""` | Recency filter: `1d`, `7d`, or `30d`; empty means no recency filter. |
| `sortBy` | string | No | `""` | Use `date` to sort by date; empty keeps relevance ordering. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | — | Proxy settings. Residential proxies are recommended. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "breaking news",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "timeRange": "1d"
}
```

### Output

The default dataset contains one item per news result. Publisher, author, category, thumbnail, and engagement fields are optional because Yahoo does not expose them on every card.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `position` | integer | Position |
| `title` | string | Title |
| `link` | string | URL |
| `source` | string | Source |
| `author` | string | Author |
| `publishedAt` | string | Published At (ISO) |
| `snippet` | string | Snippet |
| `thumbnail` | string | Thumbnail |
| `page` | integer | Page |
| `searchQuery` | string | Query |
| `scrapedAt` | string | Scraped At |
| `sourceDomain` | string | Source Domain |
| `authorUrl` | string | Author URL |
| `publishedAtRaw` | string | Published At (raw) |
| `relativeTime` | string | Relative Time |
| `category` | string | Category |

<details>
<summary>All 24 declared dataset fields</summary>

`position`, `title`, `link`, `source`, `sourceDomain`, `author`, `authorUrl`, `snippet`, `thumbnail`, `publishedAt`
`publishedAtRaw`, `relativeTime`, `category`, `isSponsored`, `isBreaking`, `commentCount`, `shareCount`, `relatedArticlesCount`, `summary`, `searchQuery`
`country`, `language`, `page`, `scrapedAt`

</details>

#### Example dataset item

This compact example is a subset of one item in local Actor storage; every displayed value is unmodified.

```json
{
  "position": 1,
  "title": "2026 3M Open leaderboard, Thursday tee times, live updates from TPC Twin Cities",
  "link": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-3m-open-leaderboard-thursday-110135560.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall",
  "source": "USA TODAY Sports - Golfweek · via Yahoo Sports",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-23T11:31:38.363Z",
  "snippet": "Follow along with Golfweek for live leaderboard updates, highlights, breaking news and more from...",
  "page": 1,
  "searchQuery": "breaking news",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-23T12:31:38.363Z",
  "publishedAtRaw": "1 hour ago",
  "relativeTime": "1 hour ago"
}
```

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# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

The news search query on Yahoo News.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of news articles to scrape.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Yahoo language/country code (e.g. 'lang\_en', 'lang\_de', 'lang\_fr').

## `language` (type: `string`):

Yahoo language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr').

## `timeRange` (type: `string`):

Filter news by recency.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort news results by relevance or date.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "technology",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "country": "lang_en",
  "language": "en",
  "timeRange": "",
  "sortBy": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Canonical dataset schema for yahoo-news-scraper

# 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 = {
    "query": "technology",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "lang_en",
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("searchapi/yahoo-news-scraper").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 = {
    "query": "technology",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "lang_en",
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "technology",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "country": "lang_en",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call searchapi/yahoo-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=searchapi/yahoo-news-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/kvH4nKnFfJ74rzDH6/builds/1pTAEyGOoKgrnscF4/openapi.json