India Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from India with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top health headlines from India. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=in&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=health" \
  --data-urlencode "country=in" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "health", "country": "in", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "health",
    country: "in",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$query = http_build_query([
    "category" => "health",
    "country"  => "in",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=in&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 283532,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1a9c456475da6600db264a3c02747a95",
            "title": "How many daily steps do you need to lose weight?",
            "description": "Staying active is key to staying healthy, and fitness trackers and smartwatches have become popular tools for tracking activity. But just how many steps does someone need to take each day to lose weight? Experts say there's no one-size-fits-all answer. The number 10,000 is repeated often, but research shows anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 steps per day can still provide health benefits.",
            "content": "Staying active is key to staying healthy, and fitness trackers and smartwatches have become popular tools for tracking activity. But just how many steps does someone need to take each day to lose weight? Experts say there's no one-size-fits-all answe... [5227 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-daily-weight.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/step-counter.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-15T00:40:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4e0f1958705928bd2b7906557a37aeff",
            "title": "India’s ageing crisis demands urgent action, warns Himachal doctor",
            "description": "India has spent two decades celebrating its youth. But behind its youthful face lies another transformation.",
            "content": "India has spent two decades celebrating its youth. But behind its youthful face lies another transformation.\nThe country is ageing rapidly, even as its healthcare, social security, housing, transport and family support systems struggle to keep pace.\n... [8668 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/indias-ageing-crisis-demands-urgent-action-warns-himachal-doctor/",
            "image": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/large/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTUzYzIyM2EwLWM4MTAtMTFmMS05N2QyLTcxMzIwNTZiZTJjZS5qcGc=",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T20:46:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7b993e435cced7b7c672977e6c44c256",
                "name": "The Tribune",
                "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5cc699b9ce0233a540b4420a9314f7dd",
            "title": "Noida News:फास्ट फूड और स्क्रीन टाइम बढ़ा रहे बच्चों में मोटापे का खतरा",
            "description": "Read Latest Noida News Today in Hindi - - जिम्स में हर महीने इलाज के लिए पहुंच रहे 30 से 35 मरीज, इनमें 10 से 15 कम उम्र",
            "content": "{\"_id\":\"6acfab1954a35ae74c0d90c4\",\"slug\":\"fast-food-and-screen-time-are-increasing-the-risk-of-obesity-in-children-noida-news-c-23-1-lko1064-109135-2026-10-14\",\"type\":\"story\",\"status\":\"publish\",\"title_hn\":\"Noida News: फास्ट फूड और स्क्रीन टाइम बढ़ा र... [2586 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/noida/fast-food-and-screen-time-are-increasing-the-risk-of-obesity-in-children-noida-news-c-23-1-lko1064-109135-2026-10-14",
            "image": "https://staticimg.amarujala.com/assets/images/2021/10/26/noida_1635234632.jpeg?w=1200&dpr=1.0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T16:17:29Z",
            "lang": "hi",
            "source": {
                "id": "1b9c11b0f7ffdcd25373c94434d6d998",
                "name": "Amar Ujala",
                "url": "https://www.amarujala.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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