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": 187918,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2b9e0bd7b3a8870f91384f7edf2b5f27",
            "title": "Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC",
            "description": "Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede responders",
            "content": "The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards.\nThe outbreak is spreading rapidly, WHO leaders said, with almost... [2827 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/22/suspected-ebola-cases-triple-in-a-week-as-who-warns-of-rapid-spread-in-drc",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2ef7792278e0afedb94ef56e9958ff512fdfd531/562_102_4362_3490/master/4362.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=c6676db88645929885a8ea0851df987e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T15:48:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d4db657360eda9204dd87b48b7935f5c",
            "title": "Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo",
            "description": "The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is \"high\", but it remains \"low\" at the global level.",
            "content": "The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been increased from \"high\" to \"very high\" by the World Health Organization (WHO).\nIn an update on Friday, the WHO's head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also... [1885 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7p30m1dn1o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ecdf/live/73886470-55eb-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T15:00:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "48ad2a4a45c6cc1fdf072a4b9f7b6e8c",
            "title": "MPs: Exercise Key to Seniors' Health and Happiness",
            "description": "Physical activity should be at the heart of the NHS's support for older people and is as important as providing medication, a report by the Health and",
            "content": "Mirage News\nMirage News\nMPs: Exercise Key to Seniors' Health and Happiness\nPhysical activity should be at the heart of the NHS's support for older people and is as important as providing medication, a report by the Health and Social Care Committee sa... [3565 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/mps-exercise-key-to-seniors-health-and-happiness-1678987/",
            "image": "https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/500_500-dance-exercise.jpg?10000",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T10:50:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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