Local headlines of Google News for one city, often 70 or more stories. Each item has position, title (publisher name removed), link, source (name and url), date (ISO 8601), guid and related_articles (the other articles of the same story). Costs 1 credit. An unknown city returns 404 and costs nothing.
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Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
2 optional filters available.
string
Required
City name, e.g. Berlin or Chicago.
example
string
Optional
Language of the feed, 2 letters, e.g. en, de, fr. Default: en.
en
string
Optional
Country of the feed, 2 letters, e.g. us, de, gb. Default: us.
us
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
channel
news_results
search_parameters
Common news_results fields
date
guid
link
title
{
"channel": {
"name": "Berlin - Latest",
"title": "Berlin - Latest - Google News",
"language": "en-US",
"topic_token": "CAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNREUxTm5FU0FtVnVLQUFQAQ",
"last_build_date": "2026-11-01T02:40:46+00:00"
},
"news_results": [
{
"date": "2026-10-29T10:04:05+00:00",
"guid": "CBMitwFBVV95cUxPSksxUG53ZmEwOGMzbXlCTkFBOWFHQkdNR1JqS1JRMmZuc1hyMG9BRWdoeHJoNWRiZEt3UVhRbTEtNS0zbWUwakZwTUJpa0ZXRWFHU2lFcDhxanpWRHFRaTl5REIyOVFQZUx6c2tCNnMzMkJpTXRxakVRclJXaElzN3k3RE1mRXQxMXJ2V2UwNFFuekNFeG1DU0VpcFRaZDdxMUdyS3VkMnI0bGdlTGFFZUhRUTlFVHM",
"link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxPSksxUG53ZmEwOGMzbXlCTkFBOWFHQkdNR1JqS1JRMmZuc1hyMG9BRWdoeHJoNWRiZEt3UVhRbTEtNS0zbWUwakZwTUJpa0ZXRWFHU2lFcDhxanpWRHFRaTl5REIyOVFQZUx6c2tCNnMzMkJpTXRxakVRclJXaElzN3k3RE1mRXQxMXJ2V2UwNFFuekNFeG1DU0VpcFRaZDdxMUdyS3VkMnI0bGdlTGFFZUhRUTlFVHM?oc=5",
"title": "Left Party grapples with Middle East conflict before vote to join Berlin government",
"source": {
"url": "https://www.thelocal.de",
"name": "The Local Germany"
},
"position": 1,
"related_articles": []
},
{
"date": "2026-10-26T11:25:20+00:00",
"guid": "CBMiugFBVV95cUxPVlZySXppbUZPQ214YkI5c2VtSUR1VVA1SmtXM2xDeW9XcUJ1aS1TdlBhYnJRdllXaFJFY0ZBYnJjWjlESEJRWWpGZjI0UEs3bzVzSlFtczZNOERxeGhRcTVlcjR5eThia2xNR01zblg3RUt1ZDYtWDN2Z2lzZE9GQjhIY2dNNHk0aVR6N01wZ2Rkank0SktQMGtxTlNlZ2ZiVFNPTFdIUm03VTdka2lzbHNnZVdqRjNBcmc",
"link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxPVlZySXppbUZPQ214YkI5c2VtSUR1VVA1SmtXM2xDeW9XcUJ1aS1TdlBhYnJRdllXaFJFY0ZBYnJjWjlESEJRWWpGZjI0UEs3bzVzSlFtczZNOERxeGhRcTVlcjR5eThia2xNR01zblg3RUt1ZDYtWDN2Z2lzZE9GQjhIY2dNNHk0aVR6N01wZ2Rkank0SktQMGtxTlNlZ2ZiVFNPTFdIUm03VTdka2lzbHNnZVdqRjNBcmc?oc=5",
"title": "Germany\u2019s interior ministry puts forward plan to block housing socialisation in Berlin",
"source": {
"url": "https://www.thelocal.de",
"name": "The Local Germany"
},
"position": 2,
"related_articles": []
}
],
"search_parameters": {
"gl": "US",
"hl": "en-US",
"ceid": "US:en",
"city": "Berlin",
"engine": "google_news_local"
}
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"hl": [
"The language is a 2 letter code like en or de."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Not Found
The city is unknown to Google News. This response is not billable.
{
"error": "No local news found for this place."
}Service Unavailable
Google News could not be reached or gave an unreadable answer. This response is not billable. Retry later.
{
"error": "Google News could not be reached. Try again."
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