Malaysia News API

Get the live top headlines from Malaysia 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 headlines from Malaysia. 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=general&country=my&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=my" \
  --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": "general", "country": "my", "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: "general",
    country: "my",
    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" => "general",
    "country"  => "my",
    "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=general&country=my&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": 74190,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "85b7354f58abb8464d7b031624e79eed",
            "title": "Working or retired? Here is what Budget 2027 offers Malaysians over 60",
            "description": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Reaching 60 does not automatically mean clocking out for good, drawing a pension, or qualifying for welfare. Depending on your circumstances, Budget 2027...",
            "content": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Reaching 60 does not automatically mean clocking out for good, drawing a pension, or qualifying for welfare. Depending on your circumstances, Budget 2027 packs a variety of measures that impact older Malaysians differently.\nWhet... [5013 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/04/working-or-retired-here-is-what-budget-2027-offers-malaysians-over-60/240076",
            "image": "https://www.malaymail.com/malaymail/uploads/images/2026/11/03/371320.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:04:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b31ab9de2dcdd2e8f28efaa42a2f74b6",
                "name": "Malay Mail",
                "url": "https://www.malaymail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f7d9405a25fb13449aae3935f5fa62aa",
            "title": "Man Utd stage dramatic Roma comeback to buy Michael Carrick stay of execution",
            "description": "MAN UTD 3-2 ROMA: Michael Carrick's side came from behind to claim their first win in 10 games, as Matheus Cunha's double completed a stunning second-half turnaround",
            "content": "MAN UTD 3-2 ROMA: Michael Carrick's side came from behind to claim their first win in 10 games, as Matheus Cunha's double completed a stunning second-half turnaround\nManchester United produced a vintage comeback to beat Roma 3-2 and ensure that Micha... [4405 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/manchester-united-roma-champions-league-37840042",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article37840254.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_GettyImages-2303383162.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:12:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6cae1c46bb8b237dc470e08f1d7ce41a",
                "name": "The Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ba76b52c8cb13f04068deaee62c3beb7",
            "title": "Matheus Cunha sent off and denied standing ovation minutes after last-gasp double inspires Man Utd turnaround vs Roma",
            "description": "MATHEUS CUNHA went from hero to villain against Roma with a dramatic brace and a red card.\nThe Brazilian forward netted twice in three minutes...",
            "content": "MATHEUS CUNHA went from hero to villain against Roma with a dramatic brace and a red card.\nThe Brazilian forward netted twice in three minutes to propel Manchester United to a much-needed win in the Champions League.\nAdvertisement\nUnited looked down ... [1558 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40905903/matheus-cunha-red-card-man-utd-roma-champions-league/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/manchester-uniteds-matheus-cunha-leaves-1120581807.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T21:58:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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