# Google News Search API (fetcher.sh)

> Google News Search API (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 2026-09-16).

Searches Google News headlines by keyword query, returning relevant articles and news results via a pay-per-call REST endpoint.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://google-news.fetcher.sh/api/search
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-news-search-api-fetcher-sh-f8940142
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_GH1Ofvmb6ljJgER_3h-2N

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-search-api-fetcher-sh-f8940142
```

Example prompt: Search Google News for the latest articles about 'OpenAI GPT-5' and show me the top headlines and their sources.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need keyword-based search across Google News headlines without requiring an account, OAuth, or subscription — ideal for agents that need lightweight, pay-per-call news search with crypto micropayments (USDC via x402). Prefer this over full RSS or News API subscriptions when usage is sporadic or cost-sensitive.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty query parameter returns an error or empty result set
- Google News rate limiting or blocking may cause temporary failures
- Query with no matching results returns empty array
- Malformed keyword syntax may yield unexpected or irrelevant results
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) results in 402 response and no data returned

## 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 a list of Google News search results matching the query, including article headlines, source publication names, article URLs, and publication timestamps scraped from Google News search.

## 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-search-api-fetcher-sh-f8940142/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)