Google Local News API
For some searches, Google search includes the "Local news" block. SerpApi is able to scrape, extract, and make sense of this information.
The API endpoint is https://serpapi.com/search?engine=google
Head to the playground for a live and interactive demo.
API Examples
Results for: Live news
{
...
"local_news": [
{
"source": "KXAN Austin",
"thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/6617965215afff6e16ee90db/images/9f63ab635e267876cd204f64da4768dd501aea80cdc449c1.jpeg",
"title": "Austin Fire Department investigating fire in east Austin home",
"link": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-fire-department-responding-to-heavy-fire-in-east-austin-home/",
"date": "5 hours ago"
},
{
"source": "KEYE",
"thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/6617965215afff6e16ee90db/images/9f63ab635e26787673ed1ccbd91961815e136da54b5ddaac.jpeg",
"title": "Crews respond to house heavily on fire in East Austin",
"link": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-house-heavily-on-fire-in-east-austin",
"date": "4 hours ago"
},
{
"source": "The Austin Chronicle",
"thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/6617965215afff6e16ee90db/images/9f63ab635e267876a20d9a19521c622527d7a7beb645f993.jpeg",
"title": "Will Austin ISD Push Out a Highly Regarded Partner?",
"link": "https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-04-12/will-austin-isd-push-out-a-highly-regarded-partner/",
"date": "2 hours ago"
},
{
"source": "FOX 7 Austin",
"thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/6617965215afff6e16ee90db/images/9f63ab635e267876933be12e181069dd12bce7ba2ac027c7.jpeg",
"title": "Texas lawmakers, DEI advocates speak out against UT's decision to terminate division",
"link": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-lawmakers-dei-advocates-speak-out-against-uts-decision-to-terminate-division",
"date": "5 hours ago"
}
],
...
}