SerpApi: [Google News API] Degraded Performance

SerpApi · serpapi.comImpact: criticalResolved2026-09-05 03:03 UTC

Public — what happened

Summary

We notice that Google News' success rate is decreasing. Some searches may still be successful, but the average response time is high. Related issue on GitHub: https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4241

Timeline

Started — 2026-09-05 03:03 UTC
Last update — 2026-09-05 03:03 UTC
Resolved — 2026-09-07 05:15 UTC

Source of record: provider status page. Mirrored as reported; times in UTC.

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