Australia Health News API

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

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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": 190188,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dcda3417e60182f2eac13eef255df2ed",
            "title": "The 21,000 Australians Left Out of the Breast Cancer Conversation Just Got a Voice",
            "description": "The 21,000 Australians Left Out of the Breast Cancer Conversation Just Got a Voice",
            "content": "When we talk about breast cancer, the narrative is almost always the same. It is a story of battle, a triumphant bell ringing at the end of chemotherapy, and a clean bill of health. It is an inspiring narrative, absolutely. But for roughly 21,000 Aus... [3098 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.star1027.com.au/trending/stories/the-21000-australians-left-out-of-the-breast-cancer-conversation-just-got-a-voice/",
            "image": "https://www.star1027.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2026/06/20260611-breastcancer-Feature.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T23:57:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "10570270fc5188f0ae77a360171050ef",
                "name": "Star 1027",
                "url": "https://www.star1027.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d61c94597e064f722c3f72049a62cd72",
            "title": "The biotech betting on life after Ozempic",
            "description": "Karinza Phoenix is raising $5 million and preparing an ASX listing as Myopharm advances a diabetes drug to complement the GLP-1 giants.",
            "content": "Former pharma executive Karinza Phoenix is raising $5 million and preparing an ASX listing as Myopharm advances a diabetes drug it hopes can complement the GLP-1 giants.\nKarinza Phoenix hasn’t found it hard raising the $6 million that’s got her biote... [9223 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.forbes.com.au/covers/entrepreneurs/myopharm-the-biotech-betting-on-life-after-ozempic/",
            "image": "https://www.forbes.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2190414294-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T23:31:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "497f49ae01b537c26817923be123e90b",
                "name": "Forbes Australia",
                "url": "https://www.forbes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e88a8d22f1496e25e01e5061bcd30a7a",
            "title": "Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo",
            "description": "Congo has reported 689 confirmed cases of Ebola and 136 deaths in an outbreak that has also spread...",
            "content": "Ebola has spread across the Congo since the WHO declared the outbreak a public health emergency. Photo: AP PHOTO\nThe United Nations refugee agency has confirmed ‌the first Ebola-related deaths in a displacement camp in eastern Congo, as aid workers w... [4873 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9291466/almost-140-dead-as-ebola-outbreak-spreads-in-congo/",
            "image": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/31450644-f4ab-41e7-b349-43347c149df5.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T22:28:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a6f65972b4a593b55dffbc2b25866ab5",
                "name": "The Canberra Times",
                "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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