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Overview

This node performs a Google News Light search using the SerpApi service. It allows users to query Google News with various parameters such as search query, location, language, country, and other advanced search filters. This node is useful for retrieving live news data from Google News in a lightweight format, suitable for scenarios like monitoring news trends, gathering news articles on specific topics, or integrating news search results into workflows.

Use Case Examples

  1. Search for news articles about 'Coffee' in a specific location or language.
  2. Retrieve the latest news results filtered by date or site using advanced search parameters.

Properties

Name Meaning
Search Query (q) Defines the query to search in Google News, supporting regular Google search syntax like inurl:, site:, intitle:.
Additional Fields A collection of optional parameters to refine the search, including location, encoded location, Google domain, country, language, search filters, result offset, number of results, device type, caching options, and output format.
Request Options Node-level settings for batching, SSL handling, proxy, and timeout.

Output

JSON

  • search_metadata - Metadata about the search request and response.
  • news_results - Array of news articles returned by the search.
  • organic_results - Array of organic search results related to the news query.
  • related_searches - Array of related search queries suggested by Google News.

Dependencies

  • SerpApi API key credential

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the SerpApi API key credential is correctly configured and valid.
  • Check that the search query parameter 'q' is provided and correctly formatted.
  • If using location or encoded location, do not use both simultaneously as they are mutually exclusive.
  • Verify network connectivity and proxy settings if requests fail.
  • Adjust timeout settings if the server response is slow or times out.

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