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": 192580,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7a2fce3187ad35e519ca060235116662",
            "title": "Vitamin B12: the essential nutrient with a complicated cancer link",
            "description": "B12 is vital for red blood cells, nerves and DNA, but unexplained high levels may point to an underlying health problem.",
            "content": "We’ve all heard the advice: eat your fruit and vegetables, get your vitamins, and stay healthy. For the most part, that guidance holds up. But some nutrients have a more complicated story, and vitamin B12 is a fascinating example.\nAlso known as cobal... [5270 chars]",
            "url": "https://theconversation.com/vitamin-b12-the-essential-nutrient-with-a-complicated-cancer-link-282527",
            "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/735265/original/file-20260512-57-17yyl8.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C490%2C5879%2C2939&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T15:56:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344b3e5c4a3152c0cbebe5418ae064b7",
                "name": "The Conversation",
                "url": "https://theconversation.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "755653bdd084911d2933b35df9148ab4",
            "title": "Are you exercising at the wrong time? How your body clock can affect your workouts",
            "description": "Aligning your workouts to your unique ‘chronotype’ may boost the benefits you see.",
            "content": "While some people can spring out of bed at six in the morning and go straight into their day, others prefer to wake up later as they’re most productive in the afternoon or evening. This difference is due to your chronotype – the biological tendency t... [6041 chars]",
            "url": "https://theconversation.com/are-you-exercising-at-the-wrong-time-how-your-body-clock-can-affect-your-workouts-282297",
            "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/735288/original/file-20260512-69-fz7hzd.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C480%2C5749%2C2874&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T15:53:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344b3e5c4a3152c0cbebe5418ae064b7",
                "name": "The Conversation",
                "url": "https://theconversation.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "876600de9471332b07f718cf3f5ff433",
            "title": "WHO says hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship unlikely to become significantly larger",
            "description": "The World Health Organization said there is no indication the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius will become significantly larger, though additional infections remain possible. Eleven suspected cases have been linked to the outbreak, with nine confirmed, and a 42-day quarantine is recommended.",
            "content": "The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday there is currently no indication that the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship will become significantly larger, although additional infections among passengers remain possible. WHO Di... [1728 chars]",
            "url": "https://en.yenisafak.com/world/who-says-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-unlikely-to-become-significantly-larger-3718179",
            "image": "https://img.piri.net/piri/upload/3/2026/5/12/d9c4e42e-6upqc9o6g756jr903tuth.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T10:53:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "98906d1d6f8e39dc83ec99114b5e0e45",
                "name": "Yeni Safak English",
                "url": "https://en.yenisafak.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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