keyword source · google news

Google News API

Google News search volume for any topic as a normalized time series, growth rates, and the live top-news feed. News-cycle demand as JSON, without scraping or an enterprise monitoring contract.

GitHub repo

POST get_growth · google news

# one POST, every source
POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

{ "mode": "get_growth",
  "source": "google news",
  "keyword": "interest rates",
  "window": ["3M", "12M"] }

200 OKnormalized 0-100

response

  {
    "search_term": "interest rates",
    "data_source": "google news",
    "results": [
      {
        "period": "3M",
        "growth": 19.4,
        "direction": "increase"
      },
      {
        "period": "12M",
        "growth": 62.8,
        "direction": "increase"
      }
    ]
  }

application/jsontimestamped

Why it exists

Google News trend data, without the plumbing

News search volume tells you when a topic crosses from niche interest into the news cycle. It moves differently from web search: a story can spike on Google News while web search interest is still flat, which is exactly the kind of early signal researchers and comms teams want.

Trends API serves Google News volume as a normalized 0-100 series in the same schema as web search and the broader news volume source, so you can separate 'people are searching for this' from 'journalists are covering this' with two calls.

Use cases

What people build with it

Comms / PR

See when a topic enters the news cycle, not just the search index.

Macro research

Track news-cycle attention on rates, regulation and policy.

Editorial

Spot rising stories before they saturate the front page.

Investing

News attention on a sector as an alternative-data signal.

Comparison

How it compares

	Scraping Google News	Trends API
Volume history	not exposed	weekly + daily series
Blocks / 429s	constant	never
Top-news feed	manual	one call, JSON
Compare vs web search	separate pipeline	same schema
Free tier	n/a	100 requests/month

Three modes, one endpoint

get_time_series

Historical trend series for a keyword on this source, normalized 0-100.

get_growth

Growth percentages over 3M / 6M / 12M / 5Y windows.

get_top_trends

24 live trending feeds across platforms, no keyword needed.

FAQ

Common questions

What Google News data does Trends API provide?

News search volume for any topic as a normalized 0-100 time series, growth over 3M/6M/12M/5Y windows, and the live Google News Top News feed.

How is this different from the news volume source?

google news measures search interest within Google News; news volume measures article mention counts across publishers. One is demand, the other is coverage. Together they separate interest from coverage.

Do I need a Google News API key?

No. One Trends API key covers Google News and every other source.

How fresh is the top-news feed?

It updates continuously through the day. Every response includes a timestamp.

Can I compare news search with web search?

Yes. Query google news and google search for the same keyword and compare normalized scores directly.

Keep exploring

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Start pulling Google News trends in 60 seconds.

100 requests a month free. No credit card, no sales call. One key works for every source.