Australia Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia Health News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Australia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=au&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 190112,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0cfd2713e922a2fda00e4e40dbb3345f",
            "title": "WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency",
            "description": "As the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in The Congo and Uganda climbs, the WHO has declared...",
            "content": "Thwe WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak is a ‌public ​health emergency ​of international concern. Photo: AP PHOTO\nThe ‌World Health Organisation ‌has declared ‌the Ebola outbreak caused by ‌the ‌Bundibugyo ⁠virus in the Democratic ​Republic of Congo... [4673 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9248034/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-a-global-health-emergency/",
            "image": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/8bbbca41-24e3-4630-b5a1-c88c98848c0a.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T00:38:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a6f65972b4a593b55dffbc2b25866ab5",
                "name": "The Canberra Times",
                "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5fffafe5e8e3986d585fe31a665802b2",
            "title": "One Canadian tests positive for hantavirus",
            "description": "One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has...",
            "content": "Three people have died since the hantavirus outbreak began on the MV Hondius. Photo: EPA PHOTO\nA Canadian ‌has tested positive for hantavirus after leaving a luxury cruise ship hit ‌by an outbreak of the Andes strain of the virus.\nThe individual, ‌wh... [2367 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/9247993/one-canadian-tests-positive-for-hantavirus/",
            "image": "https://www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/6a7b08d4-4c71-496e-8522-58e7d3c08830.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T22:25:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "39115651aa9e122af6289e4099229611",
                "name": "juneesoutherncross.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.juneesoutherncross.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5f62cf7ea44a05d34ec9f4f781de0d1c",
            "title": "Following Fred Hollows’ example, nation defeats infectious cause of blindness",
            "description": "Fred Hollows was a true mentor and teacher. Following his example, on April 29, Australia finally defeated the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness.",
            "content": "Advertisement\nOpinion\nFifty years ago, these men set out to defeat an insidious disease. A fortnight ago, they did\nHugh TaylorOphthalmologist\nMay 17, 2026 — 5:04am\nMay 17, 2026 — 5:04am\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove item... [5815 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/fifty-years-ago-these-men-set-out-to-defeat-an-insidious-disease-a-fortnight-ago-they-did-20260511-p5zvn7.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.3863063516004692%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_144/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_metro_opinion_no_age_social_wm/67891533dbc9cd48ee7c84ab22878c7cdd46ce78",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T19:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "SMH.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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