Google News contains valuable data -- news articles, headlines, sources, publication dates, and more. Scraping this data directly means dealing with anti-bot detection, CAPTCHAs, IP rotation, and constantly breaking selectors. The Scavio API handles all of that and returns clean, structured JSON from a single POST request.
This tutorial shows you how to scrape Google News using Rust and the Scavio API. By the end, you will have a working Rust script that fetches real-time Google News data and parses the results.
Prerequisites
- Rust installed on your machine
- A Scavio API key (free tier includes 50 credits on signup -- no credit card required)
Step 1: Install Dependencies
Install reqwest to make HTTP requests:
cargo add reqwest serde_json tokio --features reqwest/json,tokio/fullStep 2: Make Your First Google News Search
Send a POST request to the Scavio Google News API endpoint with your query. The API returns structured JSON with news articles, headlines, sources, and more.
// source is an object - read source.name, not source.
use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let api_key = "sk_live_your_key";
let query = "artificial intelligence regulation";
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.post("https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/news")
.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", api_key))
.json(&json!({ "query": query }))
.send()
.await?;
let data: Value = response.json().await?;
println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&data)?);
Ok(())
}Step 3: Example Response
The API returns structured JSON. Here is an example response for a Google News search:
{
"search_parameters": { "engine": "google_news", "q": "openai", "hl": "en", "gl": "us" },
"news_results": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "OpenAI Discovers New Way to Cut Inference Costs in Half",
"link": "https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/openai-discovers-new-way",
"source": { "name": "The Information", "authors": ["Stephanie Palazzolo"] },
"date": "21 hours ago",
"iso_date": "2026-06-30T14:06:00Z"
}
],
"response_time": 2260,
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 4816
}Every field is structured and typed -- no HTML parsing, no CSS selectors, no regex extraction. Your Rust code can access any field directly.
Step 4: Full Working Example
Here is a complete, runnable Rust script that searches Google News and prints the results:
use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};
use std::env;
/// Search Google News data with the Scavio API.
/// POST /api/v2/google/news - rows come back under news_results.
// source is an object - read source.name, not source.
const API_URL: &str = "https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/news";
async fn search_google_news(query: &str) -> Result<Value, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let api_key = env::var("SCAVIO_API_KEY")?;
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.post(API_URL)
.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", api_key))
.json(&json!({ "query": query }))
.send()
.await?;
if !response.status().is_success() {
return Err(format!("Scavio API error: {}", response.status()).into());
}
Ok(response.json().await?)
}
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let data = search_google_news("artificial intelligence regulation").await?;
println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&data)?);
Ok(())
}Why Use Scavio Instead of Scraping Google News Directly?
- No proxy management. Direct scraping requires rotating proxies to avoid IP bans. Scavio handles all of this server-side.
- No CAPTCHA solving. Google News aggressively blocks automated requests. Scavio returns clean data every time.
- Structured JSON output. No HTML parsing or CSS selector maintenance. Get typed, consistent data from every request.
- Multi-platform in one API. Search Google, Amazon, YouTube, and Walmart from the same API key with the same authentication pattern.
- Free tier included. 50 credits on signup with no credit card required. Each search costs 1 credit.