Article → Search
AI-generatedSummary
Searches Google News for the required query, optionally using a location, country code, language code, safe search setting, and page limit. Returns one n8n item per article, with raw, selected, or simplified article fields.
Inputs
- Search Query (required) — Query to search news for.
- Location — Optional location to run the search from.
- Country Code — Two-letter country code for the search.
- Language Code — Two-letter language code for results.
- Safe Search — Choose Active to filter explicit results or Off; defaults to Off.
- Maximum Pages — Number of result pages to fetch; defaults to 1, with a minimum of 1.
- Output — Choose Raw to return each article as received, Selected Fields to return chosen fields, or Simplified (the default) to return position, title, source, snippet, date, and link.
- Fields to Include — When Output is Selected Fields, choose from date, link, position, snippet, source, and title. Fields absent from an article are omitted.
- Authentication — Apify API Key or OAuth2 credentials; defaults to API Key.
Output shape
A list of n8n items, one per article found.
Simplified output contains position, title, source, snippet, date, and link. Selected Fields returns only chosen fields that exist on each article. Raw returns each article's full result object. If used as an AI tool, the operation forces Simplified output.
Examples
Example 1: Retrieve the latest news articles about a topic
Provide a Search Query, keep Maximum Pages at 1, and use Simplified output to receive compact article details.
Example 2: Search for region-specific coverage
Set Location, Country Code, and Language Code alongside the query to tailor the search context and results.
Example 3: Return only article links and titles
Choose Selected Fields output and include Link and Title.