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": 189560,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "69ce16e1d12acf330d1aeea767d3ddc1",
            "title": "More than 900 suspected Ebola cases reported in Congo",
            "description": "More than ‌900 ‌suspected Ebola cases and 119 ‌deaths ⁠have now been ​recorded ⁠in the Democratic ‌Republic ​of...",
            "content": "An outbreak of a rare strain of Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: AP PHOTO\nThe Congolese government says suspected Ebola cases in the nation have passed 900.\nSubscribe now for unlimited access .\nor signup to contin... [5187 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9253023/more-than-900-suspected-ebola-cases-reported-in-congo/",
            "image": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/390ccfe5-7be2-4e09-a3ee-648a01e4f385.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T01:43:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a6f65972b4a593b55dffbc2b25866ab5",
                "name": "The Canberra Times",
                "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a1993835dfd6b6e466b582c8cf546ecf",
            "title": "Suspected Ebola cases pass 900 as violence breaks out in Congo",
            "description": "Treatment centres have been burned and terror groups have restricted local efforts to contain the disease.",
            "content": "Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres in eastern Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face – including a backlash in local communities – as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease that has been declared a global healt... [5708 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-of-congo-africa-cases-pass-900/8dcb0f11-56e0-4208-978c-4d8de8abc8d3",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/6bjI7OOHzA01YGrAhtD3ktWVOdQ=/0x734:7302x4841/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc609aa77-69b5-4e1e-8f91-e2d747adb90f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T20:45:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "866774d23c558062e087a8439e12f02c",
            "title": "Breaking taboos: push to help women navigate menopause",
            "description": "A national campaign will help women better understand their menopause symptoms, access trusted health information and find out...",
            "content": "A campaign will highlight new resources designed to help women navigate menopause and perimenopause. Photo: James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS\nAustralian women will have greater access to information about perimenopause and menopause to break down the stigma m... [4316 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9252755/breaking-taboos-push-to-help-women-navigate-menopause/",
            "image": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/2ea87538-6926-404f-b924-408aa7680f95.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T20:04:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a6f65972b4a593b55dffbc2b25866ab5",
                "name": "The Canberra Times",
                "url": "https://www.canberratimes.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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