Real-Time News Data API

Name: News Data, Global News, Topic News, and More from Google News
Creator: OpenWeb Ninja

Get Top News Articles Globally, Per Topic & Section or Search Local News from Google News Feed and The Web in Real-Time.

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API Data Samples

Response data samples of the different kinds of objects the API provides

News Article

{
    "article_id": "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",
    "title": "Ohio State football’s prized transfer details his first big moment: ‘I kind of blacked out’",
    "link": "https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2025/09/ohio-state-footballs-prized-transfer-details-his-first-big-moment-i-kind-of-blacked-out.html",
    "snippet": "Ohio State football added Max Klare in the transfer portal. Against Ohio, he scored his first touchdown for the Buckeyes.",
    "photo_url": "https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/UY2D6ZNY2RH25O4W5FIEP33I2U.jpg?auth=009a2933b8dca0e915f2e5a6818a61bf5ba9db6441e4b29c6df69f0347347e31&width=1280&quality=90",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://news.google.com/api/attachments/CC8iI0NnNUZVVkpYZEZScGFFWkJOWEZJVFJERUF4aW1CU2dLTWdB=-w200-h200-p-df-rw",
    "published_datetime_utc": "2025-09-14T09:00:00.000Z",
    "authors": [
        "Stefan Krajisnik"
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.cleveland.com",
    "source_name": "Cleveland.com",
    "source_logo_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://www.cleveland.com&client=NEWS_360&size=256&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
    "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://www.cleveland.com&client=NEWS_360&size=96&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
    "source_publication_id": "CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV05zWlhabGJHRnVaQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE",
    "related_topics": [
        {
            "topic_id": "CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvTkwyY3ZNVEZvWTNsd2FIRXhjUklDWlc0b0FBUAE",
            "topic_name": "Stefan Krajisnik"
        }
    ]
}

News Story

{
    "article_id": "CBMi0AFBVV95cUxQVm4yZUpnRzRtX0wyOEFHODN3WDhzVEhVVE9abmVvbWpLcjdHRENaS3Z4MG1kYzB6bDJUVlpQTllHLXg2aWxNMTBYVFFGSzAtS3lEQ3BYYUZWTGotNkRNQ2QxZ3BibWdIVWJMaDdPSU50M3BlN2NvTjNfdk8yQUE1NXNMZk93TTVOUnB2UGZvc1YybUp2Wm44bi00VHc4T1hxUUQ1N1liLWdiU0pMSE9ZSDhHRk9rSWZxM0ZqSjFzckY4TGRxbUliN2hjM2l5bWJp",
    "title": "Best of Week 3: Bulldogs, Yellow Jackets and Aggies lead an epic day",
    "link": "https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/gamedayfinal091325/college-football-week-3-highlights-top-plays-games-takeaways-2025",
    "snippet": "Notre Dame surrendered 488 yards of offense to the Aggies, including a 13-play, 74-yard touchdown drive in the final 2:53 that won the game for ...",
    "photo_url": "https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2025/0914/r1545170_1296x729_16-9.jpg",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://news.google.com/api/attachments/CC8iK0NnNDVUVzFzYnpGNmJVd3pjMm81VFJDZkF4ampCU2dLTWdhRlFvWUtIZ2c=-w200-h200-p-df-rw",
    "published_datetime_utc": "2025-09-14T04:20:00.000Z",
    "authors": [
        "David Hale"
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.espn.com",
    "source_name": "ESPN",
    "source_logo_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://www.espn.com&client=NEWS_360&size=256&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
    "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://www.espn.com&client=NEWS_360&size=96&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
    "source_publication_id": "CAAqIQgKIhtDQklTRGdnTWFnb0tDR1Z6Y0c0dVkyOXRLQUFQAQ",
    "related_topics": [
        {
            "topic_id": "CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvTkwyY3ZNVEZ0ZG5Rd01IaHhiQklDWlc0b0FBUAE",
            "topic_name": "David Hale"
        }
    ],
    "sub_articles": [
        {
            "article_id": "CBMi7AFBVV95cUxPaGM5R2N1dkk3WklXTnJMX3g3eElDTFpERUNicGotUEVvMnpMemxoN3JNYmQydG1RcnRrVy1ULUN0cVk1VWJGbjJrZkp1d3FWeEkwU2V5OWFEd2tBbTJqVXQ3dFNpYmhlS1ZyVjVxc0MzcHdXMThzQmxET0tMOUFLWnlkendyQVZPUW9KWFZVVWJaUElFVGR3alZEOHhfbC1LUl82Ukh5a1JpdUdWLVl5WFNqTTl6MjlyRW8zWUI4b29ITkpfeXBnNWdJcjBpblRJR3prQmVhaExObnc2Mm9XbUh3aWs0c1BUZHN0UA",
            "title": "College football winners and losers: Who has had the most disappointing start to this season?",
            "link": "https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/college-football-winners-and-losers-who-has-had-the-most-disappointing-start-to-this-season-210922463.html",
            "photo_url": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ImZHV6ozZt8WQZg7.yIAVQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNztjZj13ZWJw/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2025-09/1a904f90-90de-11f0-97b7-5efff5e59396",
            "thumbnail_url": "https://news.google.com/api/attachments/CC8iK0NnNXVlRW8yU3pjMllsSm1XV1pXVFJDckF4aUFCU2dLTWdZaEpwenNGUW8=-w200-h200-p-df-rw",
            "published_datetime_utc": "2025-09-13T21:11:37.000Z",
            "authors": [
                "Nick Bromberg"
            ],
            "source_url": "https://sports.yahoo.com",
            "source_name": "Yahoo Sports",
            "source_logo_url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://sports.yahoo.com&client=NEWS_360&size=256&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
            "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://sports.yahoo.com&client=NEWS_360&size=96&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
            "source_publication_id": "CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFSE53YjNKMGN5NTVZV2h2Ynk1amIyMG9BQVAB",
            "related_topics": [
                {
                    "topic_id": "CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvTkwyY3ZNVEZpZHpocWRISTFheElDWlc0b0FBUAE",
                    "topic_name": "Nick Bromberg"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "article_id": "CBMi5gFBVV95cUxQZE0wMEh0Q243ekVzNzFzamhFbjlTdTRpTlNGV2tzYmhkZ05CV2hJUEtnQWl4OUpHak1reWpNNzFNYndNcmhSc2d1c01FRzJRcTZpWjNBZmc2WFhPcUZGQkRLQUpEQkRiUElEWDNLM3p2Y1NWeU5GNjJfNFFBSFVsazNBNlZpLWRhXzJxb25tVi1qSktrT0M4eWc0eV9iOHRoSGJuT0RtZnV6WTB2WDVCU040ZUpYRTJkSTZobFJsRjR6Qk56bmNCZkFybURNTndtOTcwcWhfa2d1ZlphUklQWHNBOEpHUQ",
            "title": "College football Week 3 overreactions: Texas won't reach double-digit wins, put Vandy in CFP conversation",
            "link": "https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-week-3-overreactions-texas-wont-reach-double-digit-wins-put-vandy-in-cfp-conversation/",
            "photo_url": "https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2025/09/14/6385cbd5-a9bf-42f3-97ca-255a680e0726/adobe-express-file-2025-09-14t002947-678.jpg",
            "thumbnail_url": "https://news.google.com/api/attachments/CC8iK0NnNXpSMlEwYjJaRVYxcFNNV05FVFJDb0FSaXJBaWdCTWdhQkFvU3NIUWM=-w200-h200-p-df-rw",
            "published_datetime_utc": "2025-09-14T10:45:02.000Z",
            "authors": [
                "Will Backus"
            ],
            "source_url": "https://www.cbssports.com",
            "source_name": "CBS Sports",
            "source_logo_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://www.cbssports.com&client=NEWS_360&size=256&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
            "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https://www.cbssports.com&client=NEWS_360&size=96&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
            "source_publication_id": "CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV05pYzNOd2IzSjBjeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE",
            "related_topics": [
                {
                    "topic_id": "CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvTkwyY3ZNVEZ0ZHpCNmEyeDVhQklDWlc0b0FBUAE",
                    "topic_name": "Will Backus"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "story_id": "CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2pKNGR5MkR4RWhLS21OdmNCMjVpZ0FQAQ"
}

Related X (Twitter) Post

{
    "post_id": "1835432596030795880",
    "snippet": "These were my concerns this morning, before the second assassination attempt against President Trump.\n\nNow, it is imperative that we move Secret Service out from under the Department of Homeland Security and back to the Treasury Department, where they had more focus.\n\nAlso, it is… pic.twitter.com/C1siXgON4m",
    "link": "https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1835432596030795880",
    "photo_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1240082910826377219/gE5NNsPH_normal.jpg",
    "video_thumbnail": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/cU6WfikksS9GcZtxhh6WCXVDhm8ko-cTq4vPaS6MxargZA7XwRBCQMaBchanzj39YZsqb5PIdlBEmHbYiyomGF6cefz8mBVR4vnToUlXUeNC_HWpp1TeciX1CwOVfuIPyFUb6iSAQphmoWdE71xHSuc",
    "post_author_username": "@LindseyGrahamSC",
    "post_author_picture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1235299656063733760/b1RnM8w3_normal.jpg",
    "post_datetime_utc": "2024-09-15T21:36:46.000Z"
}

Key Features & Capabilities

The main features and capabilities supported by the API

Search and retrieve news articles and stories directly from Google News with time and news source / publisher filters.
Get full story (list of related articles) coverage, including related X (Twitter) posts.
Get top headlines globally & locally, by location, or per topic.
Support for localized results (region / country support).

API Docs, Playground, & Code Examples

Please check our API docs or try the API on the API Playground. Code samples are available for all languages and frameworks - JavaScript / Node.js, Python, Java, Ruby, cURL, and more:

import requests

headers = {
  "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

response = requests.request(
    'GET',
    'https://api.openwebninja.com/realtime-news-data/search',
    params={"query":"Elon Musk"},
    headers=headers
)

Why Use OpenWeb Ninja Real-Time News Data API?

To provide you with top quality API, we work hard every day keeping it fast and reliable while contantly taking user feedback and looking to add new capabilities and features.

Comprehensive

Use the API's extensive capabilities - search and retrieve top news articles and stories, by location, by topic (and sections), including details such as title, snippet, photo & thumbnail, source information, related topics, sub articles, and more, from all public sources on the web.

Reliable

Leverage our advanced scraping technology & infrastructure to consistently and reliabily access the data you need.

Lightning Fast

Get the news data that you need within seconds or less, keeping your operation fast and smooth.

Scalable

Benefit from our scalable infrastructure to get the data you need in any volume and rate you require, without compromising on performance.

Real-Time Data

Get the most current data available on Google News and the web, ensuring your information is always up-to-date and relevant.

Free Tier

Start with our generous free tier for easy testing and integration (no credit card required).

Plans and Pricing

If the plans below do not meet your needs, please contact us for a custom pricing plan.

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200,000

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Pay As You Go

Per use

$0.005 / use

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FAQ

Most common questions and answers

What does the Real-Time News Data API return?

How fresh is the news data?

Can I filter by news source, time, or location?

Why do I get the same articles on repeated calls?

What is the maximum number of news results per query?

What is the typical response time of the Real-Time News Data API?

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