Kenya Technology News API

Get the live top technology headlines from Kenya with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top technology headlines from Kenya. 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=technology&country=ke&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=technology" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ke" \
  --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": "technology", "country": "ke", "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: "technology",
    country: "ke",
    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);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "technology",
    "country"  => "ke",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($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=technology&country=ke&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": 19306,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0d343989f27fc553931bc108c063d012",
            "title": "Rise of Fearless raises KES 130 million, targets 100,000 active players",
            "description": "Rise of Fearless raises KES 130 million. Check Kenyan availability, its active-player target and unresolved plans for blockchain-based player earnings",
            "content": "Rise of Fearless, an African-owned mobile game inspired by Ethiopia’s victory at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, has secured USD 1 million, or about KES 130 million, from Epic Edges Capital. Announced on 3rd November 2026, the investment will pay for dev... [5401 chars]",
            "url": "https://tech-ish.com/2026/11/04/rise-of-fearless-raises-kes-130-million-targets-100000-active-players/",
            "image": "https://tech-ish.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Rise-of-Fearless-Large.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T21:23:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1a3429c8f5b1d02151074b8f48479808",
                "name": "Techish Kenya",
                "url": "https://tech-ish.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4e9ae62eca07f22d2528eab6a7f3c10c",
            "title": "Google Messages redesigns pinned chats, search on Android",
            "description": "In addition to the new app icon, Google Messages is testing a redesign of pinned chats and search on the homepage.",
            "content": "In addition to the new app icon, Google Messages is testing a redesign of pinned chats and search on the homepage.\nInstead of pinned chats just appearing at the top of the list, Google Messages is trying a redesign that significantly elevates them ab... [1059 chars]",
            "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/11/03/google-messages-pinned-chats-redesign/",
            "image": "https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/google-messages-thread-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&resize=1200,628",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T21:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "193b7d40ab663e4d261c3f650b07dbbf",
                "name": "9to5Google",
                "url": "https://9to5google.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b5542bb9cf98566bbbba65908f4532a0",
            "title": "Windows 11 Optimizations Bring Up to 40% Faster Multitasking to 8 GB PCs",
            "description": "Microsoft today released a series of optimizations for Windows 11 PCs running on 8 GB of system RAM, promising significant improvements for those with smaller RAM capacities. Especially in the age of RAM shortages, Windows 11 is getting an update that might be most beneficial for those with lower...",
            "content": "14 Comments on Windows 11 Optimizations Bring Up to 40% Faster Multitasking to 8 GB PCs\n#1\nDukenukemx\nBenchmarks or it didn't happen.\nPosted on Nov 3rd 2026, 23:23 Reply\n#2\nHecate91\nThe key point with that claim is \"up to\" 20%, and I'd like to see in... [4348 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.techpowerup.com/354441/windows-11-optimizations-bring-up-to-40-faster-multitasking-to-8-gb-pcs",
            "image": "https://www.techpowerup.com/img/TUil0h22tbC6HuFO.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T19:10:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e839df87b71e4c8fd0ef60546fdd036c",
                "name": "TechPowerUp",
                "url": "https://www.techpowerup.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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