# Google News Search via Serper (api.x-402.online)

> Google News Search via Serper (api.x-402.online) is a paid API for AI agents from api.x-402.online, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).

Searches Google News via Serper and returns the latest headlines with source, publication date, and snippet for any query.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.x-402.online/v1/search/news?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-news-search-via-serper-api-x-402-online-e4f4f644
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_JQbmfR6dncZ6keGuUGP2p

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-via-serper-api-x-402-online-e4f4f644
```

Example prompt: Search Google News for the latest headlines about Ethereum ETF approval in the US, in English, and show me the top results with source and date.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need fresh, real-time news headlines from Google News without managing a Serper API key or subscription — ideal for crypto/market agents needing pay-per-call access. Prefer this over static datasets or general web search when you specifically need news articles with publication dates and source attribution, especially for time-sensitive topics like market movements or breaking events.

## Known failure modes

- Empty results if the query is too niche or misspelled
- Rate limiting or payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient
- Invalid or unsupported gl/hl parameter values returning unexpected results
- Google News having no recent coverage of a very obscure topic
- Network timeout on slow queries

## How this service works

Get fresh headlines about a topic, with source and age. Fresh news search (Google News via Serper): latest headlines with source, date, snippet. Great for crypto/market/current-events agents. Query: ?q=&gl=&hl=

## Output

Returns a list of the latest Google News articles matching the query, each including the headline/title, news source name, publication date/timestamp, a short text snippet summarizing the article, and typically a link to the original article.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "news": [
   {
    "date": "1h ago",
    "link": "…",
    "title": "…",
    "source": "…"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-news-search-via-serper-api-x-402-online-e4f4f644/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.x-402.online](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.x-402.online/llms.txt)