Google News Result API

To scrape Google news results with SerpApi, create a search with tbm parameter set to nws. (I.e., tbm=nws)

Our Google News API allows you to scrape results from the Google News page. To scrape Google News results with SerpApi, create a search with tbm parameter set to nws. (I.e., tbm=nws). Head to the playground for a live and interactive demo.

API Parameters

tbm

Required

Parameter must be set to nws. (I.e., tbm=nws)

API Examples

JSON structure overview

{
  ...
  "news_results": [
    {
      "position": "Integer - Article position",
      "title": "String - Article title",
      "link": "String - Link to the article",
      "date": "String - Article date",
      "source": "String - Article source",
      "snippet": "String - Article snippet",
      "favicon": "String - Article favicon URL",
      "thumbnail": "String - Article thumbnail"
    },
  ],
  "people_also_search_for": [
    {
      "name": "String - Name of the story",
      "view_full_coverage_link": "String - Link to the story",
      "news_results": [
        "position": "Integer - Article position",
        "title": "String - Article title",
        "link": "String - Link to the article",
        "date": "String - Article date",
        "source": "String - Article source",
        "favicon": "String - Article favicon URL",
        "thumbnail": "String - Article thumbnail"
      ]
    },
  ]
  ...
}

Results for: steamdeck

Results for: steamdeck

JSON Example

{
  ...
  "people_also_search_for": [
    {
      "name": "Nintendo Switch 2 announced",
      "news_results": [
        {
          "position": 1,
          "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/642866/nintendo-switch-2-steam-deck-lcd-oled-comparison-specs-price",
          "title": "How the Nintendo Switch 2 stacks up to the Steam Deck",
          "source": "The Verge",
          "date": "3 days ago",
          "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a65778c2ec9e5e98a51e66226755ecb85a.png",
          "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a65778c2ec9e5e98a58502e9ec51d7106262002c3add933c55.jpeg"
        },
        {
          "position": 2,
          "link": "https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/553131/pc-handhelds-steam-deck-vs-switch-2",
          "title": "Are PC handhelds like Steam Deck really competitors for Switch 2?",
          "source": "Polygon",
          "date": "1 day ago",
          "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a6c50b4ceb90962e7ba97e13583ad1a709.png",
          "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a6c50b4ceb90962e7b6ad67f685074e1ace78fdd57e666665f.jpeg"
        },
        {
          "position": 3,
          "link": "https://www.gamesradar.com/games/i-wildly-underestimated-the-switch-2-and-after-just-getting-a-steam-deck-im-almost-regretting-it/",
          "title": "I wildly underestimated the Switch 2, and after just getting a Steam Deck, I'm almost regretting it",
          "source": "GamesRadar+",
          "date": "1 day ago",
          "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a6418d134458d37315660e8fb4401d0fc0.png",
          "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a6418d134458d3731542e13fe0efbad263295036dfa43e5091.jpeg"
        },
        ...
      ]
    },
    ...
  ],
  "news_results": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "link": "https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/beef-up-your-steam-deck-storage-with-this-2tb-wd-black-sn770m-ssd-deal-only-usd177-at-amazon",
      "title": "Beef up your Steam Deck storage with this 2TB WD Black SN770M SSD deal - only $177 at Amazon",
      "source": "Tom's Hardware",
      "date": "3 hours ago",
      "snippet": "The WD Black SN770M 2TB is a great choice for expansion cards for smaller computing devices such as the Steam Deck.",
      "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/7fa5bd39acc0a6aed4e69eca4fe7426dd37272021ed1adb3.png",
      "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/7fa5bd39acc0a6aea38223f49f3b6399a027bf82ae3a477177fa47261e5963dc.jpeg"
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "link": "https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-deck/ivanky-docking-station-deal",
      "title": "Save 40% on this Steam Deck dock that also fits ROG Ally and Legion Go handhelds",
      "source": "PCGamesN",
      "date": "6 hours ago",
      "snippet": "The iVanky eight-in-one dock for handheld gaming PCs is down to just $29.98 and allows for up to 100W power delivery and 1Gbps Ethernet.",
      "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/7fa5bd39acc0a6aebb74c2babe3eb9c9d86d4b2930f8eea0.png",
      "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/7fa5bd39acc0a6ae89e9062d96cd7b0fe700e893186553d94d11aa2e191135b0.jpeg"
    },
    {
      "position": 3,
      "link": "https://www.notebookcheck.net/7-well-rated-Steam-Deck-games-drop-from-174-to-16-in-new-Humble-Bundle-deal.993994.0.html",
      "title": "Deal | 7 well-rated Steam Deck games drop from $174 to $16 in new Humble Bundle deal",
      "source": "Notebookcheck",
      "date": "1 day ago",
      "snippet": "There's a new Humble Bundle game collection: Best of Boomer Shooters 4: Badda Bing Badda Boom. It has seven well-rated action games that are...",
      "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/7fa5bd39acc0a6aefbfb31c3369f3cc6b16728b7afab6db3.png",
      "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/7fa5bd39acc0a6ae49266d6629abe8bc5e9ba6e0a5c8d1fc1aa4aaa27ae916c3.jpeg"
    },
    ...
  ],
  ...
}

Results for: Coffee

The kgmid parameter will overwrite q parameter. e.g kgmid: /m/02vqfm will search for Coffee.

Results for: Coffee

JSON Example

{
  ...
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google",
    "q": "Any keyword",
    "location_requested": "Austin, Texas, United States",
    "location_used": "Austin,Texas,United States",
    "google_domain": "google.com",
    "hl": "en",
    "gl": "us",
    "device": "desktop",
    "tbm": "nws",
    "kgmid": "/m/02vqfm"
  },
  "search_information": {
    ...
    "query_displayed": "Coffee",
    ...
    ]
  },
  "news_results": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "link": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/cheaper-food-and-drinks-at-140-coffee-shops-in-sg60-deal",
      "title": "Cheaper food and drinks at 140 coffee shops to celebrate SG60",
      "source": "The Straits Times",
      "date": "7 hours ago",
      "snippet": "The coffee shops are operated by Badaling, Broadway, Chang Cheng, Koufu and Select Group. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
      "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40c32ce4eb0fe83cdfa2d/images/3db7abde7dfd21bb7c1bac61a13a3a84763006f18375a46b.png",
      "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40c32ce4eb0fe83cdfa2d/images/3db7abde7dfd21bb428efa1842454eaeb37f300f935050cc724337b57b5d7900.jpeg"
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "link": "https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/colombian-coffee-farmers-make-switch-to-cacao-as-climate-warms-and-prices-soar/",
      "title": "Colombian farmers switch from coffee to cacao as temperature and prices soar",
      "source": "Mongabay",
      "date": "3 days ago",
      "snippet": "Due to rising temperatures and climate change, small-scale coffee farmers in Colombia are increasingly planting cacao.",
      "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40c32ce4eb0fe83cdfa2d/images/3db7abde7dfd21bb2cfb32c4d84afc2590deecf4e441a27d.png",
      "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40c32ce4eb0fe83cdfa2d/images/3db7abde7dfd21bbf3485469ecedfa5e19a7663c0c582fedcfd855e38027413c.jpeg"
    },
    {
      "position": 3,
      "link": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/business/video/coffee-shop-owner-trump-tariffs-julia-vargas-jones-digvid",
      "title": "‘We’re just getting screwed’: Coffee shop owner reacts to Trump’s tariffs",
      "source": "CNN",
      "date": "14 hours ago",
      "snippet": "CNN's Julia Vargas Jones speaks to the owner of Café de Leche, a coffee shop in Los Angeles, about how President Donald Trump's tariffs will...",
      "favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40c32ce4eb0fe83cdfa2d/images/3db7abde7dfd21bb2b7b61067fa9e33de4b32a6fac3d5bc3.png",
      "thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40c32ce4eb0fe83cdfa2d/images/3db7abde7dfd21bb668f428c487cbc75337cb8062838e5ff546386bd93923c3c.jpeg"
    },
    ...
  ],
  ...
}