# Google News Article URL Decoder

> Google News Article URL Decoder 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).

Decodes obfuscated Google News article redirect URLs to reveal the original publisher article URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://google-news.fetcher.sh/api/decode-article-url
- 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-article-url-decoder-70001411
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_l1LT-gt_pmBshdK6zOwzM

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-article-url-decoder-70001411
```

Example prompt: Can you decode this Google News URL to get the actual article link? https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiSWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC11cy1jYW5hZGEtNjc4OTAxMjM

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you have a Google News redirect or encoded article URL and need the actual publisher destination URL. It is the only endpoint in this suite specifically designed for URL decoding rather than headline retrieval. Choose this over manual HTTP redirect-following when you need a reliable, programmatic decode without browser dependencies, and when you want pay-per-call pricing with no subscription required.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed Google News URL returns an error response
- Expired or removed Google News article links may fail to decode
- Non-Google-News URLs passed as input will return an error
- Network timeouts if Google's redirect service is slow or unavailable
- Payment failure via x402 if USDC balance is insufficient

## 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

Returns the decoded, original publisher article URL that the Google News redirect points to, allowing direct access to the source content without going through Google's redirect mechanism.

## 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-article-url-decoder-70001411/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from google-news.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/google-news.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)