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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": 170196,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d0b61a0ed1a374dcf4e827401e156125",
            "title": "Covid Jabs in Pregnancy Hint at Preeclampsia Shield",
            "description": "A new multinational study from the INTERCOVID Consortium, led by researchers from the University of Oxford, has found that COVID-19 vaccination during",
            "content": "Mirage News\nMirage News\nCovid Jabs in Pregnancy Hint at Preeclampsia Shield\nA new multinational study from the INTERCOVID Consortium, led by researchers from the University of Oxford, has found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, particularly... [3681 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/covid-jabs-in-pregnancy-hint-at-preeclampsia-1623710/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsdevelopments-image.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T09:21:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c98a8eb600785dd1ff2e9d3a71b169b1",
            "title": "Measles alert for Mid North Coast after state confirms four new cases",
            "description": "Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) MID North Coast residents are being urged to monitor for the symptoms of measles after NSW Health confirmed four new cases across the state, including one in Coffs Harbour. That person was infectious while visiting the following locations. Sunday, 8 February: Hyde Café at Bellingen from 10.45am to 11.40am. Monday, […]",
            "content": "Share via:\nMID North Coast residents are being urged to monitor for the symptoms of measles after NSW Health confirmed four new cases across the state, including one in Coffs Harbour.\nThat person was infectious while visiting the following locations.... [2543 chars]",
            "url": "https://nambuccavalley.newsofthearea.com.au/measles-alert-for-mid-north-coast-after-state-confirms-four-new-cases",
            "image": "https://nambuccavalley.newsofthearea.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NEWS_Measles-alert-SH-PY1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T08:59:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ab122a3c2b19b595311dc27b9f92fbd6",
                "name": "Nambucca Valley News Of The Area",
                "url": "https://nambuccavalley.newsofthearea.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5943784fe06ff55981054df517c0e713",
            "title": "Measles case in the ACT",
            "description": "Read Canberra Daily's latest article on Measles case in the ACT . Your latest lifestyle, entertainment, local & global news.",
            "content": "Health authorities have confirmed a case of measles in the ACT, linked to a recently returned overseas traveller, with several public exposure sites identified across Canberra.\nACT Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD) said the individual ... [1572 chars]",
            "url": "https://canberradaily.com.au/measles-case-in-the-act/",
            "image": "https://canberradaily.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202501869-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T06:10:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "520070a4366ed591744a7d87e41ed1e4",
                "name": "Canberra Daily",
                "url": "https://canberradaily.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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