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Real-Time News Search API

Name: News Search Results from Google News
Creator: OpenWeb Ninja

Fast and Reliable News Search API - Search and Retrieve News Articles, Top Stories, Sources, Publication Dates, Thumbnails, and More from Google Search in Real-Time.

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API Data Samples

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

News Article

{
    "title": "GSA looks to automate a million work hours, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce",
    "link": "https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/04/gsa-looks-to-automate-a-million-work-hours-after-losing-nearly-40-of-its-workforce/",
    "snippet": "The General Services Administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to automate a significant portion of its internal work,... 23 hours ago",
    "source_name": "Federal News Network",
    "source_url": "https://federalnewsnetwork.com",
    "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffederalnewsnetwork.com&client=SHOPPING&size=32&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDs9hk7V4O-pIqBALCRAlk9lCk1bg-W7GX14ifUe_mKrF7xO9DoB2_oYEy6w&s",
    "published_datetime_utc": "2026-04-15T10:43:16.433Z",
    "position": 1
}

Top Stories

{
    "top_stories": [
        {
            "title": "Allbirds to rebrand as NewBird AI after selling footwear brand",
            "stories": [
                {
                    "title": "Allbirds shares soar after pivot from shoes to AI",
                    "link": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98mrepzgj7o",
                    "source_name": null,
                    "source_url": "https://bbc.com",
                    "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.com&client=SHOPPING&size=32&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
                    "published_datetime_utc": "Allbirds shares soar after pivot from shoes to AI"
                },
                {
                    "title": "Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value",
                    "link": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html",
                    "source_name": null,
                    "source_url": "https://cnbc.com",
                    "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcnbc.com&client=SHOPPING&size=32&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
                    "published_datetime_utc": "Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value"
                },
                {
                    "title": "Sneaker Company Allbirds Plans to Pivot to A.I. Yes, A.I.",
                    "link": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/allbirds-shoes-ai-pivot.html",
                    "source_name": null,
                    "source_url": "https://nytimes.com",
                    "source_favicon_url": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnytimes.com&client=SHOPPING&size=32&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL",
                    "published_datetime_utc": "Sneaker Company Allbirds Plans to Pivot to A.I. Yes, A.I."
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Key Features & Capabilities

The main features and capabilities supported by the API

Search Google News in real-time for any keyword or topic and get structured article results including title, snippet, source, and publication date.
Filter results by date range to retrieve only the most recent coverage or news from a specific time window.
Target results by country and language to get localized news for any region worldwide.
Retrieve article metadata including source name, source URL, author, thumbnail, and related topics for each news result.

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:

Why Use OpenWeb Ninja Real-Time News Search 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

Access structured news search results from Google News Search including top stories, article title, snippet, source details, publication date, thumbnail, and more.

Reliable

Built on robust scraping technology and infrastructure to consistently deliver accurate Google News search results at scale.

Lightning Fast

Get news search results within seconds, keeping your news monitoring pipelines and applications responsive.

Scalable

From prototypes to enterprise workloads - handle any volume of queries without compromising on speed or reliability.

Real-Time Data

Retrieve the freshest news results straight from Google News Search as they are published, ensuring your data is always current.

Free Tier

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