Endpoints & Pricing
Three News Engines, One API Key
Choose the best news source for your use case. Google News is the highest-volume option, Yahoo News provides rich article data, and DuckDuckGo offers privacy-friendly results.
Google News
Google News
from $0.01
per 1,000 searches (Scale tier)
- 100+ articles per request
- Structured news metadata
- Freshness filters
- Title, URL, source, date, snippet
- Freshness: 1d, 7d, 30d
- 112 country targeting
DuckDuckGo News
DDG News
from $0.01
per 1,000 searches (Scale tier)
- 15-30 articles per request
- Privacy-friendly results
- 112 country targeting
- Title, URL, source, date
- Structured JSON fields
- Freshness filters
Yahoo News
Yahoo/Bing News
from $0.01
per 1,000 searches (Scale tier)
- Rich article metadata
- Structured for accuracy
- 112 country targeting
- Title, URL, source, date, snippet
- Pagination support
- Structured JSON fields
Quick Start
Get News Articles in Seconds
A single API call returns structured news data. Use the freshness parameter to get the latest breaking news.
cURL - News Search with Freshness
# Get news articles from the last 24 hours curl "https://apiserpent.com/api/news?q=artificial+intelligence&engine=google&freshness=1d" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
JSON Response (partial)
{
"searchParameters": {
"q": "artificial intelligence",
"engine": "google",
"type": "news",
"freshness": "1d"
},
"articles": [
{
"title": "OpenAI Announces New AI Model With Reasoning Capabilities",
"url": "https://example.com/ai-news-article",
"source": "TechCrunch",
"publishedTime": "2026-03-10T14:30:00Z",
"snippet": "The latest model demonstrates improved reasoning..."
}
],
"totalResults": 127,
"credits": { "used": 1, "remaining": 99 }
}
Data Fields
Structured News Data from Every Engine
Each news endpoint returns clean, structured JSON perfect for news aggregation, media monitoring, and content research.
Article Fields
- articles[].title
- articles[].url
- articles[].source
- articles[].publishedTime
- articles[].snippet
- articles[].imageUrl
- totalResults
Request Parameters
- q (search query)
- engine (google, yahoo, bing, ddg, brave)
- freshness (1d, 7d, 30d)
- country (e.g., us, uk, in)
- language (e.g., en, es, de)
- num (results count)
- pages (pagination, 1–10)
- safe (SafeSearch strict/moderate/off)
Google News Extras
- 100+ articles per request
- Structured metadata
- Freshness filters
- 112 countries supported
- High reliability
Use Cases
- Media monitoring
- Brand mention tracking
- News aggregation apps
- Competitive intelligence
- Content research
FAQ
News Search API Questions
The News Search API returns structured article results from supported news engines. Each engine surfaces different sources, giving you broad news coverage across the web.
News search costs $0.20 per 1,000 requests on the Default tier, $0.02 per 1,000 on the Growth tier ($100+ single deposit unlocks 10× off), and $0.01 per 1,000 on the Scale tier ($500+ single deposit unlocks 20× off). All supported news engines share the same price within each tier. News Search requires paid credits from call 1.
Yes. Use the
freshness parameter to filter results by time period: 1d for the last 24 hours, 7d for the last week, or 30d for the last month. Articles are returned sorted by publication date (newest first) with full timestamp data.
Google News returns 100+ articles per request, making it the highest-volume option. Yahoo News returns approximately 10-20 articles per page with pagination support. DuckDuckGo News returns 15-30 articles per request. All responses include article title, URL, source name, publication time, and snippet.
Yes. The News API supports 112 country codes via the
country parameter (e.g., us, uk, in, de, fr, jp) across all engines (Google News, Yahoo News, Bing News, DuckDuckGo News). This lets you get localized news results for specific markets.
Start using the News Search API
News Search requires paid credits from call 1. Add credits when you are ready to run live news queries.
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