Google News API

News search

Search Google News by keyword, edition, publisher and dates. Results may link through Google News redirects. Country selects the edition, not publisher domicile. At most 100 articles are returned; strict dates omit unknown dates. The GDELT fallback index identifies its different coverage in warnings.

Endpoint

GET/v1/google_news/searchlive · proven1 credit
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Parameters

Query parameters

NameRequiredDescriptionExample
keywordyesSearch phraseartificial intelligence
depthnoRequested articles, 1–250 for compatibility. The primary source returns at most 100; a larger request is explicitly partial. Dates and publisher filters can reduce the delivered count.25
language_codenoLanguage code for the news edition (for example en), not a detected language of each article.en
location_codenoTwo-letter country edition (for example US or GB), not a filter or observation of publisher domicile.us
publishernoRestrict to one publisher domainbbc.co.uk
time_rangenohour, day, week or monthweek
fromnoISO-8601 start of an explicit window2026-08-01
tonoISO-8601 end of an explicit window2026-08-31
dry_runnoRead a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution.1
groupnoOptional stories groups related returned news headlines with links back to every original row. Default none. A conservative local comparison, not AI, deduplication, corroboration, a count of distinct events or a claim of article equivalence. Original results and order remain available; at most 100 returned rows are compared. No extra source or model calls or credit surcharge.stories

Examples

Make the request

curl
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_news/search?keyword=artificial%20intelligence" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
typescript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_news/search?keyword=artificial%20intelligence",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);
Python
python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_news/search?keyword=artificial%20intelligence",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "google_news",
  "endpoint": "/v1/google_news/search",
  "data": {
    "_warnings": [
      "example"
    ],
    "checked_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
    "count": 0,
    "has_more": false,
    "items": [
      {
        "country": "example",
        "image": "https://example.com/example",
        "language": "example",
        "published": "example",
        "published_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
        "published_at_estimated": "example",
        "published_estimated": false,
        "published_precision": "example",
        "published_source": "example",
        "publisher": "example",
        "rank": 0,
        "snippet": "example",
        "source": "example",
        "title": "example",
        "type": "example",
        "url": "https://example.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "query": "example",
    "total_results": 0
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside dataTypeMeaning
_warningsarray | nullOptional warnings supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
checked_atstring | nullOptional checked at supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
countnumber | nullNumber of records in this response, not lifetime or total matches.
has_moreboolean | nullSource continuation indicator; null means unknown.
itemsarray | nullReturned records. Source coverage and completeness vary.
items[].countrystring | nullOptional country supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].imagestring | nullOptional image supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].languagestring | nullOptional language supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].publishedstring | nullOptional published supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].published_atstring | nullSource publication time when available.
items[].published_at_estimatedstring | nullOptional published at estimated supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].published_estimatedboolean | nullOptional published estimated supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].published_precisionstring | nullOptional published precision supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].published_sourcestring | nullOptional published source supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].publisherstring | nullOptional publisher supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].ranknumber | nullOptional rank supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].snippetstring | nullOptional snippet supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].sourcestring | nullOptional source supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].titlestring | nullSource title when supplied.
items[].typestring | nullOptional type supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
querystring | nullOptional query supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
total_resultsnumber | nullOptional total results supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.

Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.

The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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