There is no official Google News API in 2026 — Google shut down the original years ago — leaving developers with three alternatives: scraping APIs, SERP APIs, and news aggregator APIs. Scraping APIs give more control over extraction and scaling, SERP APIs return structured Google News results faster with less setup, and news aggregator APIs pull articles directly from publishers but do not reflect Google News rankings. The guide compares 10 options to help developers choose based on whether they need Google News-ranked results or direct publisher content.