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Google News API (v2)

The Google News API (v2) is faster than the search API and returns images as URLs instead of base64, and provides actual dates instead of relative durations. Supports topic tokens, publication tokens, and section tokens.

Endpoint: https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_news/v2

API Parameters

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Authentication

  • api_key Required
    Your personal API key. Available on your dashboard.

    Type: String
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Search Parameters

  • query Optional
    Specifies the query you want to search for, just like a standard Google News search. You can include operators such as site: or when:. Cannot be used with publication_token, story_token, or topic_token.

    Type: String
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Geographic Location and Localization

  • country Optional
    Specifies the country for the Google search using a two-letter country code (e.g., us, uk, fr). Default: us. For a full list, see the Google Country Parameter.

    Type: String
  • language Optional
    Language of the results. Possible Values: en, es, fr, de, etc. Default: en. For a full list, see the Google Language Page.

    Type: String
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️ Advanced Parameters

  • topic_token Optional
    Specifies the Google News topic token, which allows access to news results for a particular topic (e.g., World, Business, Technology). Cannot be used with query (q), story_token, or publication_token

    Type: String
  • publication_token Optional
    Specifies the Google News publication token, allowing retrieval of news results from a specific publisher (e.g., CNN, BBC, The Guardian). Cannot be used with query (q), story_token, or topic_token

    Type: String
  • section_token Optional
    Defines the Google News section token, which is used to access a subsection of a specific topic (e.g., Business β†’ Economy). Can only be used with topic_token or publication_token

    Type: String
  • so Optional
    Defines the sorting method: 0 (Relevance, default) or 1 (Date). Can only be used with story_token. Default: 0

    Type: String

API Examples

Code to Integrate
curl "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_news/v2?api_key=APIKEY&query=football&country=us"
API Response
{
  "news_results": [
    {
      "title": "Who are the best QBs in college football?",
      "link": "https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/44391723/",
      "thumbnail": "https://a3.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1216%2Fr1428799.jpg",
      "source": "ESPN",
      "authors": ["Adam Rittenberg"],
      "date": "2025-03-27T12:11:00.000Z",
      "rank": 1
    },
    {
      "title": "NFL brings in WNBA star Caitlin Clark for flag football panel",
      "link": "https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-flag-football-panel",
      "source": "NFL.com",
      "date": "2025-03-26T14:00:00.000Z",
      "rank": 2
    }
  ]
}