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title: News Top Stories
slug: serpwow/search-api/results/google/news-top-stories
docTags:
createdAt: 2024-08-05T14:13:33.939Z
---
# Google News Top Stories Results
`DESKTOP`
SerpWow parses the Google news search results the `top_stories` array in the JSON output when the `search_type=news_top_stories` search parameter is set.
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Below is an example of how Google News Top Stories results are represented in the SerpWow result JSON:
```json
{
"request_info":
{
"success": true,
"credits_used": 24475,
"credits_used_this_request": 1,
"credits_remaining": 975525,
"credits_reset_at": "2023-03-11T15:48:26.000Z"
},
"search_parameters":
{
"engine": "google",
"location": "Seattle-Tacoma,WA,Washington,United States",
"google_domain": "google.com",
"gl": "us",
"hl": "en",
"search_type": "news_top_stories"
},
"search_metadata":
{
"created_at": "2024-10-24T22:45:27.780Z",
"processed_at": "2024-10-24T22:45:37.116Z",
"total_time_taken": 9.34,
"engine_url": "https://news.google.com/home?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en",
"html_url": "https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=APIKEY&engine=google&location=Seattle-Tacoma%2CWA%2CWashington%2CUnited+States&google_domain=google.com&gl=us&hl=en&search_type=news_top_stories&output=html",
"json_url": "https://api.serpwow.com/live/search?api_key=APIKEY&engine=google&location=Seattle-Tacoma%2CWA%2CWashington%2CUnited+States&google_domain=google.com&gl=us&hl=en&search_type=news_top_stories&output=json",
"location_auto_message": "We have automatically set the 'google_domain', 'gl' and 'hl' parameters to match the supplied location of 'Seattle-Tacoma,WA,Washington,United States'. You can stop this behaviour by setting the 'location_auto' parameter to 'false'."
},
"search_information":
{
"original_query_yields_zero_results": false
},
"top_stories":
[
{
"title": "North Korean troops spotted in Russian border region with Ukraine, says Kyiv",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMiowFBVV95cUxPdmlQeGtNSjllalhvZ0YtNHoxVkNFQjZ6RWZ1MVlhd29zdnRmc1E3X0dzcFpWdWJyX25aS1hualhfTjN5QkgzTWp5SG5oN1YtYjduQVY3NXlzbVFmSjJUcXJqcUhwV1R2RTVZQUZfaHowWUJ4RVBOdllnUlp3dmNYUVpQVlM3UlQxblBjeTlmWlZPMFB4ZkVLcDZIZXk0ZnhRUVVr0gGaAUFVX3lxTE1lbWp0RVhGU0l4dXdxUVpWQkhfZVVpNDBuRWVhTTdWRlh1WWZBUG92YWp4WlhHeVEwM2FfdUF6cks5M1d4R3FpYjNQWTRFQWRJd1lkaWZVbXEyazFpMjl5ei0ycEdoUTZFTmxGczFXaDFCREUwcDJCbjYtTFZxZ05HSlBEU05hdU80Zm5odzhvZFZwd2JqREtlMWc?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"fullCoverageLink": "https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2pTdG9TX0RCSFl1c0tDemR4dUxDZ0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"date": "1 hour ago",
"writtenBy": "By Niamh Kennedy & Daria Tarasova-markina",
"relatedNewsStories":
[
{
"title": "Why Is North Korea Deploying Troops to Help Russia? Here’s What to Know.",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOQ0xSV1BLZFZacGFvNU1ROWx6ckh4ZENkV19ZMjV0Mkc0c3Zic1JwNmVaakNYVDNBaUUxd0dSRHg5bV9ZaWhYcEQ3aGhmT0s4d2ktNjBreksta0cxc3N0UWRkNThJaEhZSmRLcWNRZlE5QmdYWGVNYUZKbDNzV1JKVEtld1E?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"source": "The New York Times",
"date": "2 hours ago",
"writtenBy": "By Michael D. Shear"
},
{
"title": "FirstFT: Vladimir Putin appears to confirm that North Korean troops are in Russia",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMicEFVX3lxTE5QZE9sLXk5cXRsaG1LdndTYVNPdUNfRjJMTFdleXhCc1FDVWphR3pGVkxUZW5ZUWtXdEduSGMxY1Z1RFZ1UUxLVzVxbXJBMXlHTUZkVy1lLTZmQjRvNHRqTkxxalN2QTJCWmpPbmFjQ1U?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"source": "Financial Times",
"date": "55 minutes ago",
"writtenBy": "By Benjamin Wilhelm, Tee Zhuo & Gordon Smith"
}
]
},
{
"title": "6 key moments from the Kamala Harris town hall with CNN",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMikAFBVV95cUxOVUVnRjJKVHFQamxXMGFheERIdlNnbnpqLVFmMTdmZlpTRjY1U0RZTlUxbnRFVmxsQ1dORUxvMGhBeGdPZThYT1VSYlVDdzdPZjRsdWJGcEt3ME03aWRUMVpBeEgxazdaQ3dmVlZyNUtLLTM2X0FZNjAtSEpYcWlQMjc5ajFONEZqaDQ0cVNMTzQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"fullCoverageLink": "https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2plakx2TkRCRmIxQU4td2c4c1pTZ0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"date": "2 hours ago",
"writtenBy": "By Vivian Ho & Jennifer Hassan",
"relatedNewsStories":
[
{
"title": "Axelrod downplays Harris 'word salad city' criticism, argues voters still don't know the vice president",
"link": "https://news.google.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?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"source": "Fox News",
"date": "1 hour ago",
"writtenBy": "By Lindsay Kornick"
},
{
"title": "‘It was frustrating to watch’: 3 columnists on Harris’s CNN town hall",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMifEFVX3lxTE4ySlI2Nml3QmJiaUFrZ0FVcy1Rb2FFRTctemdLaWc3TURyMzZyNG1KaWFkT0FFYWFBMFdOdlplOTZFX2x2ZENDeEp1UkhRUlJVU0EwRFY4NkZFVUdpTnlTeF9NT0RBaXExUUxNMDVOZmlkeGZkekFZYVZyUno?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"source": "The Washington Post",
"date": "1 hour ago",
"writtenBy": "By Matt Bai"
},
{
"title": "Democrats give Harris rocky reviews on CNN town hall",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxQLUZtR05rWGpZOFZiYV9ScVZjR1FlVkh4NEtMdXlHbWE2a1REUE9XcHlZUjBXZjJLc0xBNUxmRVpvSkNWelJ5YVhZRm43bUtHWnU5cjBQMUo4YXlKa1pDaW5JX1FMREpIU2NFNGtOaGpKelhmZjktcUpzZFlSajZNQ0tpU2trdGNG0gGOAUFVX3lxTE1ObFNLdzNqRnYwbjRQZWFhMVNCNUFHV0M3LVJTT21BUHh2S29JOEJEbzRZQnRZSlprQmFCMG1TS3AxTk1CUV80Y3ZzMHdid1lOaU9jaHdfcVJCdWV6b3hJLUd5cjRvX2U4cTBudkxVMlIxOXJLNEFzNHpfNUVLU0N4Q2pfUHhQUjdheHZPbXc?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"source": "The Hill",
"date": "2 hours ago",
"writtenBy": "By Alex Gangitano"
}
]
},
{
"title": "Former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model says Trump groped her to show off for Jeffrey Epstein",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNa1B0V1lLTTBEYVFOVmF5a0lKOTZKNFdHMXN2NGJPY25EZ3pxbnNNSFVXNlNIZWl4VFR2SG9hSWtqWHpkUHdSOHRPMklPQU9HTm1EXzBYNWE5aW9mcmNTajlueVd2MThMbGg2elM5NmprZmtNTkVteWxQOS0zVHI2UW9pbmo0S3Q1dEZ6ekxPaGlXdWZmRTZzVkxpOA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"fullCoverageLink": "https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2k5OTlMTkRCRUlNeWFaRmpfbWdDZ0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"date": "28 minutes ago",
"writtenBy": "By Jeremy Herb & Sunlen Serfaty"
},
{
"title": "Owner, operator of ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse to pay $100M in settlement with US",
"link": "https://news.google.com/read/CBMipwFBVV95cUxPaG0zM2daaTczT0hxT2I2T3ozMGZOcHplY3BJWWxfbW1HZlNjaUphQTNyeWtCRXh0a1BKTFNTYzFOSjRZUlZ4dVlfNUowQWRxLVNHWGtIdUZOWGV5ZE5tcXF3T2hib2tlVWR1QzFnZDd1cElfNHFXVTZqRHFuLUFiV3YxUE00NG9kUlM5cG9NMEJsSHJvSEVST3FpdUcyUTJia3hORkItRQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"fullCoverageLink": "https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1NoRUtEd2pkLU5ISkRCRWcyWEpucFlncU1TZ0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen",
"date": "1 hour ago",
"writtenBy": "By Lea Skene, Alanna Durkin Richer & Alanna Durkin"
}
]
}
```
***
SerpWow returns the following properties for `search_type=news` requests:
| *`Property`* | *`Type`* | *`Description`* |
| --------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *`top_stories`* | *`array`* | An array of Top Stories Result objects, containing each of the news results returned. The News Result object has the following properties:
- `title`
- `string`
- The title of the news result
- `link`
- `string`
- A link to the news result.
- `fullCoverageLink`
- `string`
- The full coverage link to get more resources, perspectives, and context
- `date`
- `string`
- When the article went live relative to the GET request
- `writtenBy`
- `string`
- who wrote the article
- `related_NewsStories`
- `array`
- **relatedNewsStories Array**
An array of objects for each related news story. Each object in the array has the following properties:
-
1. `title`
2. `string`
3. The title of the news result.
-
1. `link`
2. `string`
3. A link to the news result.
-
1. `source`
2. `string`
3. the source of the page
-
1. `date`
2. `string`
3. When the article went live relative to the GET request
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1. `writtenBy`
2. `string`
3. who wrote the article
|
***
**Next Steps**
[Google News Top Stories Parameters](https://docs.trajectdata.com/serpwow/search-api/google/news-top-stories)