AI-Powered Web Scraping

News Scraper: Connect Headlines to Full Article Details

Collect headlines from topic, section, or search pages, then open article links for visible bylines, publication dates, summaries, sections, and source URLs. Tell Thunderbit which article details matter in plain English before the run.

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Connect News Headlines to Full Articles

Turn a headline watchlist into article records with source context.

Open Articles for Full Details

Start from a topic, section, or results page. Thunderbit can visit each linked story and add the byline, published time, section, summary, and article URL shown there.

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Process a List of Article URLs

Paste the links selected by an editor or researcher. Each accessible story becomes its own row, keeping the source and publication details tied to the right headline.

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Refresh a News Watchlist

Schedule the same source pages for a later run. The new table shows the stories and headline details visible at that time.

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Build a News Watchlist Without Building a Scraper

Move from headlines to author, date, section, and source detail in one table.

Manual Lists or Selector Tools

More setup for every source
Copy‑paste across listings and articles.
Rules need rework when page structures change.
Paginated lists and “Load more” require extra steps.
Bylines and dates vary across sections.
One Click Extract

Thunderbit AI Agent

Open a news page and start
Useful article details are suggested automatically.
Optional subpage visits add author, date, and section.
Accepts a pasted list of article URLs.
Exports to Sheets, Notion, or Excel.

Article and listing fields in scope

Captured only when visible in your session.

  • headline
  • article_url
  • outlet_name
  • author_name
  • author_profile_url
  • byline
  • publication_date
  • publication_time
  • updated_date
  • updated_time
  • section
  • subsection
  • tags
  • summary
  • lead_paragraph
  • body_text_snippet
  • dateline_location
  • estimated_read_time
  • image_url
  • image_caption
  • image_credit
  • video_url
  • video_title
  • video_duration
  • gallery_image_count
  • comment_count
  • share_count
  • related_titles
  • related_urls
  • publisher_logo_url

Watch news researchers build a usable watchlist

In user videos, news teams show how they match headlines with article details and check each row.

Questions about moving from headlines to context

Short answers for news listings and articles.

Continue from headlines to source research

Collect author pages, press releases, publication archives, or topic feeds that support the same news question.

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