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[Google News Results API] engine=google + tbm=nws returns empty news_results on desktop

Degraded Lasted 1h 18m · started · SerpApi's page

Level
confirmed
Worst impact
Degraded
Components
Search API
Down Index
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Updates from SerpApi 2

  1. investigating

    While using the Google Search engine and passing `tbm=nws` to receive news results, the `news_results` section is empty while HTML contains full results. We are currently investigating this issue - apologies for any inconvenience.

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  2. resolved

    This is now resolved.

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Corrections

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Questions about DWN-72d08d70c6

Is SerpApi still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-05-14 15:16 UTC. For SerpApi's live state, see https://down.guide/serpapi.

How long did it last?

1h 18m, from 2026-05-14 13:58 UTC to 2026-05-14 15:16 UTC, by the times SerpApi posted.

What was affected?

SerpApi named Search API.

What caused it?

SerpApi hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

SerpApi's official status page, https://status.serpapi.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.