Google News

This document provides information about the Google News API and the available parameters.

The Google News API enables retrieval of Google News search results and returns structured JSON output.

It supports news search queries with filters such as language, geographic location, and pagination.

API Setup

Endpoint

https://serp-api.netnut.io/search

Authentication

Use HTTP Basic Authentication:

Authorization: Basic <base64(username:password)>

Where <base64(username:password)> is the Base64-encoded string of your NetNut credentials.

Request Format

The request is sent as a GET request. All parameters are passed directly in the URL query string.

Example Request

https://serp-api.netnut.io/search?engine=google_news&q=ai&hl=en&gl=us&start=20&rawHtml=1

Request Parameters

Field	Type	Description	Parameter Type
engine	string	Search engine to use. For this product, use google_news.	Required
q	string	Search query or topic for the news search.	Required
hl	string	Language of the Google News results. Example: en.	Optional
gl	string	Geographic location for the search results. Example: us.	Optional
start	integer	Pagination offset. Use multiples of 10 to retrieve subsequent pages. Example: 10, 20.	Optional
rawHtml	integer	Controls whether raw HTML is returned. 1 = return parsed JSON + HTML, 2 = return HTML only.	Optional

Code Examples

cURL

curl -X GET "https://serp-api.netnut.io/search?engine=google_news&q=ai&hl=en&gl=us&start=20&rawHtml=1" \
  -u "username:password"

Python

JavaScript

Response Format

The Google News API returns structured JSON.

No HTML is returned by default. When rawHtml=1, the response includes both the parsed JSON and the raw HTML. When rawHtml=2, the response returns only the raw HTML.

Example JSON Response

{
  "url": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=US&hl=en&q=ai&tbm=nws",
  "general": {
    "searchEngine": "google_news",
    "resultsCount": 13600000,
    "searchTime": 0.29,
    "language": "en",
    "device": "desktop",
    "searchType": "text",
    "pageTitle": "ai - Google Search",
    "timestamp": "2026-04-19T14:01:22.881836371Z",
    "render": false
  },
  "input": {
    "originalUrl": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=US&hl=en&q=ai&tbm=nws",
    "jobId": "95644424-e68a-4b09-bb4f-c977393fa455"
  },
  "newsResults": [
    {
      "title": "Starbucks Just Launched an AI Order-Picker on ChatGPT. Is It Genius or Insane?",
      "source": "Inc.com",
      "timeSince": "5 hours ago",
      "link": "https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/starbucks-just-launched-an-ai-order-picker-on-chatgpt-is-it-genius-or-insane/91333016",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,...",
      "description": "Starbucks just rolled out a ChatGPT app that lets customers order coffee using artificial intelligence.",
      "rank": 1
    },
    {
      "title": "No to laissez-faire on AI, yes to a light touch",
      "source": "The Economist",
      "timeSince": "53 minutes ago",
      "link": "https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/04/19/no-to-laissez-faire-on-ai-yes-to-a-light-touch",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,...",
      "description": "Anthropic, a frontier AI company, revealed recently that it had trained a large language model called Mythos.",
      "rank": 2
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump-branded AI data center megaproject stalls, CEO departs",
      "source": "Axios",
      "timeSince": "47 minutes ago",
      "link": "https://www.axios.com/2026/04/19/ai-data-center-project-troubles-texas",
      "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,...",
      "description": "Fermi America is emerging as a high-profile test of ambitious AI data center projects.",
      "rank": 3
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "prevPageLink": "https://www.google.com/search?q=ai&tbm=nws&start=10",
    "nextPageLink": "https://www.google.com/search?q=ai&tbm=nws&start=30",
    "prevPageStart": 10,
    "nextPageStart": 30,
    "prevPage": 2,
    "currentPage": 3,
    "nextPage": 4,
    "otherPages": {
      "": "https://www.google.com/search?q=ai&tbm=nws&start=0",
      "2": "https://www.google.com/search?q=ai&tbm=nws&start=10",
      "4": "https://www.google.com/search?q=ai&tbm=nws&start=30"
    }
  },
  "pagesProcessed": 1
}