Google News Results API
To scrape Google news results with SerpApi, create a search with tbm parameter set to nws. (i.e., tbm=nws)
The API endpoint is https://serpapi.com/search?engine=google
Head to the playground for a live and interactive demo.
Note
The Google News Results API scrapes results from the "News" tab of a normal Google Search results page. To scrape the results from news.google.com, use SerpApi's Google News API.
API Examples
Results for: steamdeck
{
...
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-15 08:45:22 UTC",
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-17 10:15:33 UTC",
"favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a6c50b4ceb90962e7ba97e13583ad1a709.png",
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},
{
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-17 11:30:45 UTC",
"favicon": "https://serpapi.com/searches/67f40a27ce4eb0ec994cc0df/images/d531154ec29a5a439c7fb547e67d60c82d26dbd0b6f4e1cce074e64539daa4a6418d134458d37315660e8fb4401d0fc0.png",
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},
...
]
},
...
],
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-18 09:22:45 UTC",
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-18 06:28:15 UTC",
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-17 12:45:30 UTC",
"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",
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},
...
],
...
}
Results for: Ottawa, ON
For some searches, Google includes a 'Top News' block. Its articles are extracted into top_news, alongside the main news_results.
{
...
"top_news": [
{
"position": 1,
"link": "https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/no-blanket-answer-on-when-ottawa-would-end-strikes-under-proposed-changes-hajdu/article_13a408ba-2cfa-5520-8288-9dca7d3fcf4c.html",
"title": "No ‘blanket answer’ on when Ottawa would end strikes under proposed changes: Hajdu",
"source": "Toronto Star",
"date": "3 hours ago",
"published_at": "2026-09-22 14:47:00 UTC",
"favicon": "https://serpapi.com/images/i/iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAMAAAAoLQ9TAAAAP1BMVEUAbtL___8AbdJ_tuguiNp1sOdRnOC31vKYxO1KmN-u0fH0-f1eo-LG3_V7tOiPv-vA2_Tj7_qky-9YoOIWetacH422AAAAUElEQVQYlWNg42dmYkAGApzsLCgijMysHCgqGAU5udiQlTAyCglziTAhC3DzcLCiCDDyopgLFGDkQzYXLMDHgVcLhqHo1mI4DN3pGJ5D9z4AVfsCbhOq0B4AAAAASUVORK5CYII.png",
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},
{
"position": 2,
"link": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/a-sunny-tuesday-in-ottawa-as-fall-arrives/",
"title": "A sunny Tuesday in Ottawa as fall arrives",
"source": "CTV News",
"date": "7 hours ago",
"published_at": "2026-09-22 11:03:47 UTC",
"favicon": "https://serpapi.com/images/i/iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAMAAAAoLQ9TAAAAclBMVEX____r7_Pa4ui-zNecscLf5evN1-D96-vza2vzcHCZtfV3qf9dmf-Y4JNUzE2D2n74pqbvPj7sEhJyaL04gf8MZ__Z9Nh72HXK78ipu8r19_n0d3dRkf9Jjf-26bM4YoSzw9DH09xhgp6TqrxtjKWIobbppXdgAAAAcUlEQVQYla3PSQLCMAwDQDmOXVq2lj1ma0zy_y8SDvyg0m10ErBYulU_rDfb3f4P43Q4ns6X6w0IDEvW9ffh8cTrN74VaWaOpuCcFYhOKYp8yIWLUQPyFGeWmiuLhwbQEoPAUUypghggZQW15mxLnPgCC00F3lwfn1EAAAAASUVORK5CYII.png",
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},
{
"position": 3,
"link": "https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/ottawa-on/joe-plunkett-13046579",
"title": "Joe Plunkett Obituary - Ottawa, ON",
"source": "Dignity Memorial",
"date": "2 days ago",
"published_at": "2026-09-20 07:00:00 UTC",
"favicon": "https://serpapi.com/images/i/iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8_9hAAACoklEQVQ4jYWST0jTcRjGP_62llv-qTlU0g6aLLFZIP3x0CGyRCQsPJhJif1BOliHiA51CTISIyOSiJTyTxiYzZkTImpZDhHNVVNsWFozN7eYy4mrNae_Dm2yIO05fL-X533e93neF1ZA26S1SDv1daLdMRlotY6ZKm5cLwCUgBDiSJYr1tqsaZJV0pdvDd2PTQbDs5TNml0pmoxic4-xd9o-NQ38AsRlu7c7JiuaLcMm4CCgudXzslzntIkXmxsagAxASuj5F37OeV-7bHYN4AMciujo1wAyuTwKiAzxwgWEcG8laZssQCUQBfyIWrs2HcDx-YsjvJG05aMlZrVCXhkhCEWCICQAiKK4EPD7R2dcru6O23ea9PX37KtksvLFhYX5zrt17wB_SCBCO_VV7_V41MaOTr1R1zE8Zh5yZ-fnqbbn5qozsnfmxcYp0z2u6e51CfH7evVdjdUnytuAfsAFLKJz2sTcIyVngHxADcQDquCvrjMNGHROm_hgdMQOFAcDlC1N0God0_p9vm3mHmOT2_lNn5qpmY1PTo6UR0dlRyoUp0RRTJ2wWPpSMzNzBl8Ymi-XHK0CPoVsROQfP6bKKyu9FJeYULAmNnYDQGB-3jvrdn8ZNw_1N1-5-tz6wWK_bzadj1Wp9l44UFhqGXhjWLIQTF4JaIBsIA_YD-wGsoA0IKb-7UChzmkTT9-sqQ1ypaHiRWAGsAAmoA_ovfa0y9c4Yi4NWg0IgmQEQJWUlBieQWjvi0Ag6GsGcG_cuiVLIpXuAVIBRYxSuQPA6_HM_XUHLIPvTucTZWJiTWX7ozJBkKQLUslZv8_naamqNobfwUoQao2vTj4cH53Q2if8994PjuQcPnQOyOXPigWAiP-IyID1wQIpMAc4AHfQMr8Bn-kIxDVRctAAAAAASUVORK5CYII.png",
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},
...
],
...
}
Results for: Coffee
The kgmid parameter will overwrite q parameter. e.g kgmid: /m/02vqfm will search for Coffee.
{
...
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-18 05:22:10 UTC",
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-15 14:20:05 UTC",
"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",
"published_at": "2025-08-17 22:28:40 UTC",
"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"
},
...
],
...
}
JSON Structure Overview
{
...
"news_results": [
{
"position": "Integer - Article position",
"title": "String - Article title",
"link": "String - Link to the article",
"date": "String - Article date",
"published_at": "String - Article publication date in UTC format",
"source": "String - Article source",
"snippet": "String - Article snippet",
"favicon": "String - Article favicon URL",
"thumbnail": "String - Article thumbnail"
},
],
"top_news": [
{
"position": "Integer - Article position",
"title": "String - Article title",
"link": "String - Link to the article",
"date": "String - Article date",
"published_at": "String - Article publication date in UTC format",
"source": "String - Article source",
"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",
"published_at": "String - Article publication date in UTC format",
"source": "String - Article source",
"favicon": "String - Article favicon URL",
"thumbnail": "String - Article thumbnail"
]
},
]
...
}