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Google News Topic Headlines API

GET https://scrappa.co/api/google/news/topic

Headlines of one Google News topic. Send topic (WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH) or a topic_token, 50 to 80 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. Failed requests cost nothing.

Google News Topic Headlines API 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/google/news/topic
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "channel": {
        "name": "World - Latest",
        "title": "World - Latest - Google News",
        "language": "en-US",
        "topic_token": "CAAqKggKIiRDQkFTRlFvSUwyMHZNRGx1YlY4U0JXVnVMVlZUR2dKVlV5Z0FQAQ",
        "last_build_date": "2026-11-01T02:39:51+00:00"
    },
    "news_results": [
        {
            "date": "2026-10-31T21:00:33+00:00",
            "guid": "CBMihgFBVV95cUxPLVpZYzZlRmU2d3VWb1JHXzd4MThSUlRfVmt1NzVPVWhEWEcwOFN2dU9oT1hSMkFodG90UEdkdFNldU45Tkx0Q3c4N1U5U0kzWmpPRExqcEltempmN2hLUXZXUmJITHdvOVRQQU4xazFzVlp5MnZxeTRMYUVIek5aNi1pSWktUQ",
            "link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgFBVV95cUxPLVpZYzZlRmU2d3VWb1JHXzd4MThSUlRfVmt1NzVPVWhEWEcwOFN2dU9oT1hSMkFodG90UEdkdFNldU45Tkx0Q3c4N1U5U0kzWmpPRExqcEltempmN2hLUXZXUmJITHdvOVRQQU4xazFzVlp5MnZxeTRMYUVIek5aNi1pSWktUQ?oc=5",
            "title": "Hundreds of Thousands Join Another Round of Protests in France",
...

Parameters

Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.

Runnable path

This endpoint has no required query parameters.

4 optional filters available.

topic string Optional

One of WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH. Send this or topic_token.

Example value example
topic_token string Optional

Google News topic token. Tokens are tied to a language and country. Send this or topic.

Example value example
hl string Optional

Language of the feed, 2 letters, e.g. en, de, fr. Default: en.

Example value en
gl string Optional

Country of the feed, 2 letters, e.g. us, de, gb. Default: us.

Example value 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
JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "channel": {
        "name": "World - Latest",
        "title": "World - Latest - Google News",
        "language": "en-US",
        "topic_token": "CAAqKggKIiRDQkFTRlFvSUwyMHZNRGx1YlY4U0JXVnVMVlZUR2dKVlV5Z0FQAQ",
        "last_build_date": "2026-11-01T02:39:51+00:00"
    },
    "news_results": [
        {
            "date": "2026-10-31T21:00:33+00:00",
            "guid": "CBMihgFBVV95cUxPLVpZYzZlRmU2d3VWb1JHXzd4MThSUlRfVmt1NzVPVWhEWEcwOFN2dU9oT1hSMkFodG90UEdkdFNldU45Tkx0Q3c4N1U5U0kzWmpPRExqcEltempmN2hLUXZXUmJITHdvOVRQQU4xazFzVlp5MnZxeTRMYUVIek5aNi1pSWktUQ",
            "link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgFBVV95cUxPLVpZYzZlRmU2d3VWb1JHXzd4MThSUlRfVmt1NzVPVWhEWEcwOFN2dU9oT1hSMkFodG90UEdkdFNldU45Tkx0Q3c4N1U5U0kzWmpPRExqcEltempmN2hLUXZXUmJITHdvOVRQQU4xazFzVlp5MnZxeTRMYUVIek5aNi1pSWktUQ?oc=5",
            "title": "Hundreds of Thousands Join Another Round of Protests in France",
            "source": {
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com",
                "name": "The New York Times"
            },
            "position": 1,
            "related_articles": [
                {
                    "link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxQdGZ3VDBMUUphN0oxbExCLXh4eUdKSG5tMTVXMUN6bDVuN0pWSkFVUTFYN2Z2Qm9jcTh3OVFmVWR1ZzZXMHVXUjV2LXdqUndkc2piSDlNTHRTTzRRYzc4V0VyVmUtbTNadFdjMDhHSHRvclBIdlRENUp1VnBRTXhiSjRNMy1xZFFrRWJRTktCWEVIazd1aTV6eXRQelVKQnk1TUpmTw?oc=5",
                    "title": "A third weekend of protests in France as youth-led rallies sweep Europe",
                    "source": {
                        "name": "AP News"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "date": "2026-10-31T22:43:00+00:00",
            "guid": "CBMiuwFBVV95cUxQN2tCSVYwNXlmVktrRkpCNWM3UVVoRzVUWlhtVElmUllrbWlhZjIxcXV3MUNDTmVEM1lQLU9qWWtOOWNOaC1BYmN5RTdNMDY2dzJ0STYzNG1mQy1FS3ltbnliY0lKREtiVWNMWVN4NnJtYzlnek5qUFZfbFlSbzNXWUJHRjliVF9tbG51d0x0NjJuQlRpNjVzSWNFdXBLY0xqOTN4Ymo1LWRhV3ZqOFBuWGhaM0U1aVdXOVVz",
            "link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxQN2tCSVYwNXlmVktrRkpCNWM3UVVoRzVUWlhtVElmUllrbWlhZjIxcXV3MUNDTmVEM1lQLU9qWWtOOWNOaC1BYmN5RTdNMDY2dzJ0STYzNG1mQy1FS3ltbnliY0lKREtiVWNMWVN4NnJtYzlnek5qUFZfbFlSbzNXWUJHRjliVF9tbG51d0x0NjJuQlRpNjVzSWNFdXBLY0xqOTN4Ymo1LWRhV3ZqOFBuWGhaM0U1aVdXOVVz?oc=5",
            "title": "Tusk defends overhaul of Poland\u2019s constitutional court despite protests",
            "source": {
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com",
                "name": "The Guardian"
            },
            "position": 2,
            "related_articles": [
                {
                    "link": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxNTWJWOGNNazR6Y2dTQVZ4T2xqOVhNdG5FWV9vTTVISVROeFpULVlqZHp5Y0xMc1pUcThCNGFjY2lJaHZPTGVzeUJCckxwMnYzazhDc010Wi0yNHFSVmlOZmZXOS1TVDNoVWhpMzhHdV9zSEJ0R01uSlZ3akNBa285elYtNC14VVlzQTl3?oc=5",
                    "title": "Tensions over Poland\u2019s top court ignite as the country\u2019s prime minister and president square off",
                    "source": {
                        "name": "CNN"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "search_parameters": {
        "gl": "US",
        "hl": "en-US",
        "ceid": "US:en",
        "topic": "WORLD",
        "engine": "google_news_topic"
    }
}

Errors

Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.

422

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"
}
404

Not Found

The topic token does not exist for this language and country. This response is not billable.

{
    "error": "This topic does not exist for this language and country."
}
503

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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