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": 198078,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b3f6d3123d7ee120c57cc959b27a7e1f",
            "title": "Why Creatine Is Having A Major Moment With Women",
            "description": "Creatine, once a niche supplement for athletes, has become more mainstream as research highlights its benefits for muscle health, cognitive function and healthy aging.",
            "content": "A decade ago, creatine was largely associated with bodybuilders, athletes and oversized tubs of powder lining the shelves of supplement stores. Today, it’s showing up in places few would have expected: premium wellness brands and social media feeds a... [12610 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2026/06/22/why-creatine-is-having-a-major-moment-with-women/",
            "image": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6a3599e805c8e43922ad76b7/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&height=900&width=1600&fit=bounds",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-22T13:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c4e32b557a3dd75225975f11fb68a3a9",
                "name": "Forbes",
                "url": "https://www.forbes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "14a2779af8f2d5398119d21a28136de5",
            "title": "New guidance to help adolescents and young adults living with and beyond cancer",
            "description": "Adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with and beyond cancer have unique needs and perspectives that clinicians should be aware of when providing health care.",
            "content": "Adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with and beyond cancer have unique needs and perspectives that clinicians should be aware of when providing health care. A practice article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/l... [1937 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260622/New-guidance-to-help-adolescents-and-young-adults-living-with-and-beyond-cancer.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2014/7/174318220-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-22T12:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1dc310db93119d16b110c35831d40c20",
            "title": "Australia H5 bird flu: Roger Cook says WA should be ‘extremely worried’ by two cases of H5 bird flu in State",
            "description": "Government officials warn WA to ‘prepare for the worst’ after the dreaded H5 bird flu strain was detected on Australian soil for the first time.",
            "content": "Government officials warn WA to “prepare for the worst” after the dreaded H5 bird flu strain was detected on Australian soil for the first time.\nThe pathogen was detected in Esperance on Friday, thrusting WA into the front line of a national environm... [5173 chars]",
            "url": "https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/australia-h5-bird-flu-roger-cook-says-wa-should-be-extremely-worried-by-two-cases-of-h5-bird-flu-in-state-c-22466895",
            "image": "https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-22466895/d1cb5f9c511f3f0bb1a60eb58ffe30abc7f545ba-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-22T12:50:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e7c920f999a284bb99022e8c7fe602ca",
                "name": "The West Australian",
                "url": "https://thewest.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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