# Google News

Search Google News by keyword and get fresh articles (headlines, sources, links, and publish times) as clean JSON.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Tool id | `anyapi.google-serp-news` |
| Platform | [Google](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/google.md) |
| Capability | [News results](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/google/serp-news.md) |
| Price | $0.001089 per call |
| Health | OK |
| p50 latency | 1.4 s |
| Success (7 days) | 100% |
| Runs (30 days) | 7 |
| Idempotent | no |
| Data class | unclassified |

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes | News search query; supports operators like '-', 'OR', and 'site:' (e.g. bitcoin site:cnn.com). |
| `gl` | string | no | Two-letter country code for result localization (e.g. us, gb, de). |
| `hl` | string | no | Two-letter interface and results language code (e.g. en, es, de). |
| `limit` | integer | no | Requested article count (1-20, default 20). Google News returns its latest matching articles and may return more or fewer than requested. Price is flat per request. |
| `location` | string | no | Fine-grained location for result localization, given as a canonical Google location string (e.g. 'New York, United States', 'London, United Kingdom'). More specific than the country-level gl. |
| `timeframe` | string | no | How far back to search, written as a count plus a unit: h hours, d days, w weeks, m months, y years. So 2h is the last two hours, 30d the last thirty days, 6m the last six months. Omit this field, or send 'all', to search without a time limit. |

## Call it

```bash
curl -sS https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.google-serp-news/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{"query":"<query>"}}'
```

```python
import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.google-serp-news/run",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ORCAROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"input":{"query":"<query>"}},
)
print(resp.json())
```

## Alternatives

| Tool | Source | Price | Health |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Google Finance quote, chart and news by ticker](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/google/serp-news/x-google-finance.md) | — | $0.0275 per call | OK |
| [Google News results for a query or topic](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/google/serp-news/x-google-news.md) | — | $0.0275 per call | OK |

## FAQ

### How much does Google News cost?

Google News costs $0.001089 per call: 1,000 calls cost $1.089.

### What does a $10 budget buy with Google News?

About 9182 calls at $0.001089 per call.

### How fast is Google News?

Its median response time over recent runs is 1377 ms.

### How reliable is Google News?

100% of its runs succeeded over the last 7 days.

### What inputs does Google News need?

Required inputs: query.

### How do I call Google News?

Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.

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Markdown version of https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/google/serp-news/google-serp-news