GNews connector

Set up the GNews connector in Kaivo: authentication, configuration, the 2 BigQuery tables it syncs, and answers to common questions.

Written By Lauri Raivio

Last updated About 2 hours ago

Kaivo is a fully managed data platform that syncs your GNews data into a Google BigQuery warehouse and keeps it up to date automatically. There is no pipeline to build and no infrastructure to run, so you can spend your time analysing your data from GNews instead of moving it.

What is the GNews connector

Sync your GNews articles and headlines into BigQuery with Kaivo to monitor news coverage and track topics over time.

Category	Tech
Status	Generally available
Authentication	API key
Setup	Self-service

Getting started with the GNews connector

Sign up for Kaivo and create a workspace.
Connect your GNews account.
Choose which tables to sync.
Wait for the initial sync to finish.
Query your data in BigQuery or your favourite AI or BI tool.

Authenticating GNews

Authenticate with your API Key.

Field	Description
API Key	Your GNews API key. Sign up at https://gnews.io to get one.

Configuring the GNews connector

When you set up the connector, you provide:

Field	Description
Query	Keywords to search for news articles. Supports logical operators: AND, OR, NOT, and phrase search with quotation marks.
Language	Filter articles by the language they are written in. Leave as Any language to include all languages.
Country	Filter articles by the country where they were published. Leave as Any country to include all countries.
In	Attributes to search keywords in. Can be title, description, or content.
Nullable	Attributes that are allowed to return null values. Can be title, description, or content.
Start Date	Any data before this date will not be fetched.
Sort By	Sort articles by publication date or relevance to keywords.
Top Headlines Query	Keywords to search for in top headlines. Supports logical operators like AND, OR, NOT.
Top Headlines Topic	Category for top headlines.

Tables and columns synced from GNews

Kaivo syncs 2 tables from GNews into a dedicated dataset in your BigQuery warehouse. Click any table to see its columns and types.

How the GNews sync works

After the first load, Kaivo keeps your BigQuery warehouse up to date for you. Where GNews supports it, each sync pulls only new and changed records so it stays fast; otherwise it refreshes the whole table. Every record keeps its original ID, so you won't get duplicate rows.

Frequently asked questions

How long does the initial sync take for GNews?

It depends on how much history is in your GNews account. Most initial syncs finish within minutes, while large accounts can take a few hours. After that, syncs only fetch new and changed records, so they're much faster.

Can I sync only some tables or columns?

Yes. You pick which tables to sync when you set up the connection and can change the selection later. Tables you don't select are never copied to your warehouse.

What happens when GNews's schema changes?

New fields are never added automatically. You choose which fields to sync, so data you haven't selected (sensitive personal data, for example) never lands in your warehouse. When a new field appears, it becomes available for you to add. What happens to removed or renamed fields depends on a table's sync mode: full-refresh tables always match what's currently in GNews, so dropped fields disappear, while incremental tables keep their existing columns and history, so an old field stays and newly added fields fill in over time.

Your data lives in your own Kaivo-managed BigQuery warehouse, so the most direct option is to delete or anonymise specific records right in BigQuery. If you delete data in GNews instead, full-refresh tables drop it on the next sync, while incremental tables keep it, so you would remove the row in BigQuery or ask us to run a full refresh. To remove everything, delete the GNews connector in Kaivo and all of its synced data is deleted with it.

Common use cases for GNews data

Coverage monitoring

Use search results to track how often your topics or brand appear in the news.

Source analysis

Group articles by source to see who covers your topics.

Headline trends

Aggregate top_headlines by publishedAt to follow news volume over time.

Content archive

Bring articles into BigQuery to keep a searchable record of coverage.

Use GNews data in your AI and BI tools

Once GNews data lands in your Kaivo-managed BigQuery warehouse, you can explore it with AI tools or any BI tool that connects to BigQuery. Here's how the most common destinations work with GNews data.

Claude

Use Kaivo's MCP server to give Claude secure, workspace-scoped access to your data. Setup guide →

Power BI

Microsoft's BI tool with a native BigQuery connector. Supports direct query and scheduled refresh. Setup guide →

Data Studio

Free Google BI tool with native BigQuery support. One-click connection to your Kaivo warehouse; great for SMB teams on Google Workspace. Setup guide →

Tableau

The premium analytics standard, with native BigQuery integration. Setup guide →

Google Sheets

Use Connected Sheets to query BigQuery directly from a spreadsheet, with no SQL. Setup guide →

Excel

Connect via Power Query's BigQuery connector. Setup guide →

Metabase

Open-source BI tool with strong BigQuery support. Setup guide →

See our pricing page for GNews connector pricing and plan details.

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