Singapore Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Singapore 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 nation headlines from Singapore. 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=nation&country=sg&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=nation" \
  --data-urlencode "country=sg" \
  --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": "nation", "country": "sg", "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: "nation",
    country: "sg",
    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" => "nation",
    "country"  => "sg",
    "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=nation&country=sg&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": 118550,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8f4b99475bd0965475437da9b5b1e280",
            "title": "Bedok South, Xilin and Sungei Bedok MRT stations to open on Dec 26",
            "description": "The three new stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line and Downtown Line will improve rail connectivity in eastern Singapore, with commuters expected to save up to 25 minutes on some journeys.",
            "content": "Advertisement\nNew: You can now listen to articles.\nThis audio is generated by an AI tool.\n04 Nov 2026 09:24AM (Updated: 04 Nov 2026 10:24AM)\nAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.\nRead ... [6158 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/new-mrt-stations-sungei-bedok-xilin-tel-dtl-6516651",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--697Qq6mh--/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_291/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/11/04/sungei_bedok_station.jpeg?itok=j0WO_lNQ",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T01:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "238636af59a4edec5660070e31e740a1",
            "title": "Korean CNA News Presenter Can't Tahan S'pore's Freezing Air",
            "description": "Grace Shin, who has lived in Singapore for over two years, says she starts shivering just 30 minutes into presenting the news and needs to step outside for some sunshine.",
            "content": "You'd think someone from South Korea, where winter temperatures regularly dip below freezing, would have no trouble handling a little air-conditioning.\nBut apparently, Singapore's air-con is a different kind of cold.\nJust ask Korean CNA news presente... [3001 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/korean-cna-news-presenter-singapore-air-con-too-cold-865441",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--zrO2eV_4--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/8days/image/2026/11/03/studio_smile_outdoor_moment.png?itok=NV1EX9gk",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "455715233fb7d7f5c768f88e912d3e8a",
                "name": "8 Days",
                "url": "https://www.8days.sg"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "da7627fa3dbee2ca0c10ddf78cd9026e",
            "title": "Tampines crash survivor seeks psychiatric treatment",
            "description": "Survivor of Tampines crash seeks psychiatric treatment after fatal accident, as driver faces multiple charges in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – The sole survivor of the Tampines crash that killed a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife on Oct 29 did not suffer any serious physical injuries but is seeking psychiatric treatment, said Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng.\nIn a Facebook post o... [3302 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/survivor-of-tampines-crash-has-no-serious-injuries-but-seeking-psychiatric-treatment-baey-yam-keng",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/6120ae8dc071e2f3edc1bd495adb2dd290df7218c5daf76726ee3e4635130403?w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T13:19:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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