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.

API Examples

Results for: Live news

Results for: Live news

JSON Example

{
  ...
  "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"
    }
  ],
  ...
}