Introduction: Simplify News Data Collection

Struggling to keep up with the constant flow of online news? The Google News API solves a critical problem for developers and businesses: efficiently accessing structured, real-time news data without the complexity of web scraping.

This API delivers comprehensive news results—including headlines, snippets, sources, and pagination—in a clean, developer-friendly format. Whether you're building a news aggregator, monitoring brand mentions, or conducting market research, this solution offers stability, speed, and global coverage across multiple regions and languages.

Core Features & Benefits

1. Complete News Result Structure

The API returns rich metadata for each news article:

• Title and snippet extraction

• Source attribution with publication info

• Timestamps ("lastUpdated" field)

• Direct article URLs for full content access

• Thumbnail images in base64 format

2. Advanced Query Parameters

Customize your searches with precision:
bash
curl "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_news?api_key=YOUR_KEY&query=football&results=10&country=us"

Key parameters:

• query - Search term (required)

• results - Number of results (10-100)

• country - 2-letter country code (us, uk, ca, etc.)

• page - Pagination offset

3. Sub-Articles & Trending Topics

Beyond main results, the API includes:

• Sub-article clusters (related stories grouped by topic)

• Trending news sections with dedicated result sets

• Hierarchical data structure for better content organization

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Technical Implementation

Making Your First Request

The API uses straightforward REST principles with GET requests:

bash

Basic news search

https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_news?api_key=YOUR_KEY&query=technology&results=20&country=us

Regional targeting

https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_news?api_key=YOUR_KEY&query=bitcoin&country=uk

Pagination example (page 2)

https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_news?api_key=YOUR_KEY&query=sports&page=10

Response Structure Breakdown

Main news results:
json
{
"news_results": [
{
"title": "Article Headline",
"snippet": "Preview text...",
"source": "Publication Name",
"lastUpdated": "2 hours ago",
"url": "https://article-url.com",
"imgSrc": "data:image/jpeg;base64,..."
}
]
}

Pagination object:
json
{
"pagination": {
"current": "1",
"next": "https://next-page-url",
"page_no2": {
"2": "page-2-url",
"3": "page-3-url"
}
}
}

Pagination & Data Navigation

The API provides dual pagination systems:

1. Google's native pagination (pagination object)

2. ScraperAPI-specific pagination (scrapingdog_pagination object)

Both return URLs for pages 1-10, enabling efficient data collection across hundreds of results. The start parameter increments by 10 for each page (0, 10, 20, etc.).

Pagination Strategy Tip

For optimal performance, use the scrapingdog_pagination URLs—they're pre-formatted for the API's infrastructure and maintain consistent query parameters.

Use Cases & Applications

Content Aggregation Platforms
Build news portals that automatically curate content from thousands of sources.

Brand Monitoring
Track mentions of your company, products, or competitors across global media outlets.

Market Intelligence
Gather industry-specific news for trend analysis and competitive research.

Academic Research
Collect large datasets of news articles for sentiment analysis or topic modeling.

Conclusion

The Google News API transforms complex web scraping into a simple API call, delivering reliable, structured, and real-time news data. With support for 100+ countries, customizable result counts, and built-in pagination, it provides everything needed for professional news data integration.

Whether you need 10 articles or 10,000, this API scales to your requirements while maintaining consistent performance and data quality.

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Note: Respect content copyright laws and publisher terms of service when using scraped news data. Always include proper attribution and comply with fair use guidelines.