Al Jazeera Articles Scraper

Al Jazeera Articles Scraper

Scrape Al Jazeera articles from the English edition, up to a million per run. Each article comes with its title, full text, author, and publication date. No API key or complex setup. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Al Jazeera's website is a primary source for global news, but manually collecting articles for analysis is slow and repetitive. This Actor reads the public article feeds directly, letting you set a maximum number of articles to collect per run. It returns a clean, structured dataset ready for your research or monitoring workflow.

Who uses it	What they scrape Al Jazeera English for
Journalists	Monitor breaking news and editorial angles on a specific region or topic.
Market researchers	Track how global events are being framed for different audiences.
NGOs and policy analysts	Gather reporting on humanitarian crises and policy developments.
Academic researchers	Build a corpus of news articles for media studies or discourse analysis.

What it does

This Actor collects the latest articles from the Al Jazeera English website and returns each one as a flat row in a dataset.

• 📄 Full article text: Extracts the complete body content of each article, not headlines or snippets.
• 📊 Structured output: Returns a consistent schema with title, author, date, and text for every article.
• ⚙️ Simple configuration: set the maximum number of articles to collect and run the Actor.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Al Jazeera English data

📈 Monitor global news coverage.

A media analyst runs the Actor daily to collect the latest Al Jazeera articles and track which stories are being prioritized.

🔍 Research specific topics.

A graduate student collects a large batch of articles to analyze the language used in reporting on climate change.

📰 Build a news archive.

A data engineer schedules regular runs to populate an internal database with Al Jazeera articles for historical search.

🌐 Compare international narratives.

A policy researcher scrapes Al Jazeera articles alongside other news sources to compare how different outlets cover the same event.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key needed	Access public article data without registering for an official API or managing rate limits.
Clean, flat dataset	Get a table of articles with a fixed schema, ready for analysis in any spreadsheet or database.
Scalable collection	Collect a handful of articles for a quick check or up to a million for a large-scale study.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets Al Jazeera English the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	Al Jazeera Articles Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When Al Jazeera English changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor by setting a maximum number of articles to collect, and it will fetch the most recent ones from the Al Jazeera English homepage. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.10
1,000 results	$21.00
10,000 results	$210.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Al Jazeera Articles Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Al Jazeera English through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/al-jazeera-articles-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why is my run finishing with zero articles?

This is rare but can happen if the website's layout has changed. First, try running the Actor again. If the problem persists, check the Al Jazeera website to ensure it is online and that articles are loading in your browser.

The actor is running very slowly. What can I do?

The Actor is designed to be polite to the website. If you are collecting a very large number of articles, the run will take time. You can try reducing the maximum number of articles per run and using multiple scheduled runs instead.

Some article text seems truncated or incomplete.

This can occur if an article has an unusual layout. The Actor extracts the main content area, but some long-form or interactive articles may not be fully captured. You can report the specific article URL to our support team for investigation.

I'm getting an error message about the Actor failing.

Start by checking the run log for specific error details. A temporary network issue or a change on the Al Jazeera website is often the cause. Wait a few minutes and try the run again. If the error continues, contact Apify support with the run ID.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Can I scrape articles for a specific topic or keyword?	This Actor collects the latest articles from the main feed. To filter for a specific topic, you can use a separate Actor that accepts search queries, or filter the resulting dataset by keywords after the run.
Does this scrape the Arabic or other language editions of Al Jazeera?	No, this Actor is configured for the English edition at aljazeera.com. It does not scrape Arabic or other language sites.
What data fields do I get for each article?	Each row in your dataset includes the article's title, full body text, author name, and publication date, among other standard fields.
Is it legal to scrape Al Jazeera articles?	You are responsible for complying with the website's terms of service. This Actor only accesses publicly available pages. We recommend reviewing Al Jazeera's robots.txt and terms before starting a large-scale project.
How many articles can I scrape in one run?	You can set the maximum number of articles from 1 up to 1,000,000. The Actor will stop once it reaches your limit.
Can I schedule this Actor to run automatically?	Yes, you can set up a recurring schedule in Apify to run the Actor hourly, daily, or at any custom interval to keep your dataset fresh.
What format is the exported data in?	You can export your dataset in CSV, JSON, Excel, XML, and several other formats directly from the Apify platform.
Does this Actor require a login or API key for Al Jazeera?	No, it scrapes the publicly available article feeds and does not require any authentication.
Can I get the images or videos from the articles?	The Actor focuses on extracting the text content, author, and date. It does not download media files, but image URLs may be included if they are part of the article's structured data.
How do I handle a run that finishes with fewer articles than my maximum?	This happens when the website has fewer new articles available than the number you requested. The Actor will finish after collecting all available articles.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Al Jazeera Media Network. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.