Switzerland News API

Get the live top headlines from Switzerland 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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Request and live response

This request returns the current top headlines from Switzerland. 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=ch&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ch" \
  --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": "ch", "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: "ch",
    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"  => "ch",
    "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=ch&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": 647294,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9037ca3491c223000e54f87345cdb57a",
            "title": "XLS oder XLSX: Der große Unterschied bei Zeilen und Spalten",
            "description": "Der Leitfaden erklärt Exportoptionen, Formatgrenzen und Prüfungen für die sichere Umwandlung von Excel-Tabellen.",
            "content": "Die Umwandlung von Tabellenkalkulationen in standardisierte Dateiformate gehört zu den grundlegenden Aufgaben im geschäftlichen Datenmanagement. Wie ein Leitfaden zur Tabellenkonvertierung in einem Bericht vom 04.11.2026 beschreibt, erfolgt der Stand... [4554 chars]",
            "url": "https://borncity.com/news/xls-oder-xlsx-der-grosse-unterschied-bei-zeilen-und-spalten/",
            "image": "https://borncity-com.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/XLS-oder-XLSX-Der-grosse-Unterschied-bei-Zeilen-und-Spalten.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T10:29:04Z",
            "lang": "de",
            "source": {
                "id": "461a5a4694f9987de99fd5d65b8c2041",
                "name": "BornCity",
                "url": "https://borncity.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f7d4dc5f3c3881ac7b4b996b86d981cc",
            "title": "12 milliards de dollars dépensés, la campagne de tous les records",
            "description": "Les démocrates ont repris la majorité à la Chambre des représentants et au Sénat, s'assurant ainsi le contrôle total du Congrès.",
            "content": "Alors que les démocrates s’apprêtent à prendre le contrôle de la Chambre des représentants et du Sénat, Donald Trump menace de réagir en utilisant le seul levier de pouvoir qui lui reste: rejeter en bloc les textes législatifs que lui présentera le n... [10837 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/midterms-12-milliards-de-dollars-depenses-la-campagne-de-tous-les-records-103660810",
            "image": "https://media.20min.ch/7/image/2025/06/03/47374646-9111-47e1-b624-a57860a3c39d.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress%2Cenhance&fit=max&w=1200&h=1200&rect=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2761&s=2a4b219d9e0383cabdc243c3f8929ec4",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T10:29:00Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "f16755c107584304f603f59ee5914ea8",
                "name": "20 Minuten",
                "url": "https://www.20min.ch"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dee12a78b16d2e84565e5e25430e8acb",
            "title": "LPP : le Conseil fédéral augmente le taux minimal à 2%",
            "description": "Le taux d’intérêt minimal applicable pour la prévoyance professionnelle passera de 1,25 à 2% dès janvier 2027, a décidé le Conseil fédéral. La commission LPP préconisait 1,75%, les partenaires sociaux des taux entre 1,25 et 3%.",
            "content": "Le taux minimal est fixé en fonction de l'évolution du rendement des obligations de la Confédération, des actions, des obligations et de l’immobilier. L'évolution d'ensemble a été positive tant en 2025 qu'en 2026, indique mercredi le gouvernement dan... [1339 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2026/article/lpp-le-conseil-federal-augmente-le-taux-minimal-a-2-29405447.html",
            "image": "https://img.rts.ch/medias/2024/image/7est59-28619838.image?w=1200&h=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T10:26:29Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "e64858a9435dfbeb3e7983c700e0aaa0",
                "name": "rts.ch",
                "url": "https://www.rts.ch"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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