# Google News API — Latest Headlines (fetcher.sh)

> Google News API — Latest Headlines (fetcher.sh) is a paid API for AI agents from google-news.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches the latest Google News headlines across all sections via a pay-per-call REST API using USDC micropayments

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://google-news.fetcher.sh/api/latest
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-news-api-latest-headlines-fetcher-sh-1263a694
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kazYcXy2_LwXKpr1rJTUg

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability google-news-api-latest-headlines-fetcher-sh-1263a694
```

Example prompt: Pull the latest headlines from Google News right now — just give me the top stories across all sections.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time Google News headlines without setting up an account, OAuth credentials, or a subscription — ideal for AI agents that need pay-as-you-go news access via USDC micropayments on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad, or Solana.

## Known failure modes

- Insufficient USDC balance or failed x402 payment — returns 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting or upstream Google News unavailability — returns 5xx error
- Invalid or missing parameters — returns 400 Bad Request
- Google News blocking or anti-scraping measures — may return incomplete or stale data

## How this service works

Google News (headlines) data and scraping API: Headlines by section (world, business, technology, ...), keyword search, topics, and article URL decoding. 12 REST endpoints from $0.005 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.

## Output

A list of the most recent Google News headlines including article titles, source names, publication timestamps, and article URLs fetched from Google News's latest feed.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "required": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-news-api-latest-headlines-fetcher-sh-1263a694/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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