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": 189464,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e74b419fa3c867db018768a6e2eba891",
            "title": "WHO’s response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship",
            "description": "Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, briefed media today on a cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship, the MV Hondius. Eight cases have been reported so far, including three deaths. Five of the 8 cases have been confirmed as hantavirus.",
            "content": "Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, briefed media today on a cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship, the MV Hondius.\nEight cases have been reported so far, including three deaths. Five of the 8 cases have been confirmed ... [1596 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/07-05-2026-who-s-response-to-hantavirus-cases-linked-to-a-cruise-ship",
            "image": "https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/topics/diseases-and-conditions/hantavirus/medical-evacuation-of-suspected-hantavirus-patients-cabo-verde.tmb-1200v.jpg?sfvrsn=1749c70a_1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T17:26:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d00521712c77237b0d814b53cd7d67b0",
                "name": "World Health Organization (WHO)",
                "url": "https://www.who.int"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "57366965f8aca54c5d4e0511e0c7ecbd",
            "title": "Countries scramble to trace passengers who disembarked cruise ship in Santa Helena after hantavirus outbreak",
            "description": "A number of countries are scrambling to trace people who disembarked from an Atlantic cruise struck by a deadly virus outbreak before it was marooned off the coast of Cabo Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease.",
            "content": "A number of countries across the world are scrambling to trace people who disembarked from an Atlantic cruise struck by a deadly virus outbreak before it was marooned off the coast of Cabo Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease.... [3716 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-07/hantavirus-cruise-ship-mv-hondius-passengers-disembarked/106655134",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/323948e460de9c684afd89c372f2e952?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=383&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T08:41:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d6efd09666bdaa67aaf88164d2941cc0",
            "title": "World Health Organization expects more hantavirus cases but doesn’t ‘anticipate large epidemic’ - Europe live",
            "description": "The outbreak has been linked to a birdwatching expedition in Argentina joined by two passengers before they boarded the ship",
            "content": "From 7m ago\nHantavirus cruise outbreak 'not the start of Covid pandemic,' WHO insists, with 'low' risk to general public - summary\nAs the press conference wraps up, here is a summary of the key points:\nWorld Health Organization experts stressed the h... [7848 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/07/ukraine-russia-drones-latvia-hungary-bulgaria-latest-news-updates",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e46a844ff56cc182edd09f06661ca0533a42c883/493_0_3321_2659/master/3321.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=e3afef6ebdd4f6d7cdf193bfbd2b6592",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T08:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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