# Google News

Use **Google News** when you want a workflow step to search recent news coverage from Fetch Hive and pass those results into later workflow steps.

## Configuration

| Option                                                            | Required | Description                                                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name                                                              | No       | Label for the step in the workflow canvas.                                                      |
| Search Query                                                      | Yes      | Query in **Search Query**. This field supports workflow variables through **Insert Variable**.  |
| Number of Results                                                 | No       | Number of results in **Number of results**.                                                     |
| Language                                                          | No       | Language value in **Language**. You can choose from the list or enable **Custom Value**.        |
| Language Custom Value                                             | No       | Controls whether **Language** uses the built-in list or a custom value.                         |
| Location                                                          | No       | Location value in **Location**. You can choose from the list or enable **Custom Value**.        |
| Location Custom Value                                             | No       | Controls whether **Location** uses the built-in list or a custom value.                         |
| Fallback Search                                                   | No       | Enables **Fallback Search** if the primary search fails.                                        |
| When the step fails                                               | No       | Controls whether the workflow should **Terminate Workflow** or **Continue** if this step fails. |
| Add this step from the **Research** group in **Search steps...**. |          |                                                                                                 |

The **Search Query** field supports **Insert Variable**. The **Language** and **Location** controls can use the built-in lists or switch to **Custom Value** for manual values or workflow variables.

## Output

Click **Run** in the step header to test the step. Fetch Hive shows the news result output in **Output** after the run completes.

Use the variable picker in a later step to insert the exact output path available for that run. The base reference is:

```
{{STEP_IDENTIFIER.output}}
```

If you want the full result set, reference the base output directly:

```
{{step_2.output}}
```

Use the variable picker after a test run to inspect any nested fields available from the returned article results.

## Example

Add **Google News** from the **Research** group in **Search steps...**.

Set **Name** to something like `Track AI regulation coverage`.

Enter a topic in **Search Query**. If the topic should come from an earlier step, click **Insert Variable** and add that reference.

Choose **Number of results**, then set **Language** and **Location** from the lists or switch either field to **Custom Value**.

Turn **Fallback Search** on if you want a backup service when the primary news search fails.

Click **Run** and review the returned article results in **Output** before sending them to a later step such as **AI Prompt**.

## Notes

* Use **Google News** when you care about current coverage or recent articles rather than general web pages.
* **Language** and **Location** can use built-in selectable values or a manual custom value.
* If you need the exact returned fields for later references, run the step once and inspect the variable picker.

See also: [Creating and Editing](https://docs.fetchhive.com/workflows/creating-and-editing), [Testing and Iteration](https://docs.fetchhive.com/workflows/testing-and-iteration), and [Error Handling](https://docs.fetchhive.com/workflows/error-handling)