Google News (via Apify) MCP Server

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Google News (via Apify) is answering right now. Last checked 4 min ago. Last commit 8 Oct 2026.

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

Uptime history 7 days of history · worst day 99%

7 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

321 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 8 Oct 2026

Google News (via Apify) missed one check this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 4 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add google-news --transport http https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-news-scraper

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.google-news]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-news-scraper"

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-news-scraper	streamable-http	needs key	298 ms	4 min ago

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Google News (via Apify) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Google News (via Apify)?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Google News (via Apify) working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 321 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Google News (via Apify)?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Google News (via Apify) need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Google News (via Apify) answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Google News (via Apify)?

It answers our handshake in 321 ms on average, which is faster than 44% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Google News (via Apify) open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.